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Grant Sherman
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Westward Ho! Westward Ho! is south of the Taw/Torridge Estuary on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, appr...
Les Hull
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South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Richard Law
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Millendreath Beach
Gerald England
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Fidden Beach This magnificent beach boasts vast stretches of glistening white sand, punctuated by magnificent pink granite outcrop...
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
Pauline Eccles
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Instow Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Phil Thirkell
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Tynemouth Short Sands
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
Ian Greig 
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Crosby Beach
Robin Webster
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Worthing The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area with the town centre c...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Hartlepool North Sands
Tony Hodge
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Cold Knap Beach Cold Knap Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south west of Barry.
Robin Lucas
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Gorran Haven Beach
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
Simon Vincent
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Derbyhaven Beach
David Martin 
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Porthloo
Simon Carey
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Norman`s Bay Norman's Bay is a remote beach between Eastbourne and Hasting in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, wit...
Eric Jones 
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Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
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