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Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Central Beach
gary radford
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Sutton-on-Sea Sutton-on-Sea is a small resort with a wide sandy beach. The beach is close to gardens and backed by the town.
Steve  F
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Ramsgate Sands Ramsgate Sands is a sandy resort beach with a promenade between the Royal Harbour and marina at the south and the whi...
Nigel Mykura
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Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Nilfanion
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Porth Joke Beach Polly Joke Beach, situated in the western part of Newquay, is a hidden gem that lies within a charming and narrow cov...
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Kingsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 200 metres wide, clo...
Peter Strugnell
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St Margaret`s Bay
John Webber
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Ryde West Beach
Anne Burgess
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Cullen Bay
Trish Steel
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Scarborough North Bay Scarborough North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 900 metres in length with a ge...
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Promenade Beach
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Phil Williams
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Weston Main Weston-super-Mare Main is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sandy beach, approximately t...
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
Tim
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Gwithian Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
JThomas
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Bridlington South Cliff Beach
Andy F
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Sennen Sennen Cove is 1.6 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 940...
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