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Sarah Charlesworth
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Culzean Beach
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine Central Beach
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...
Nick Smith
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Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Chris Downer
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Readymoney Cove Readymoney Cove is at the mouth of the Fowey Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy cove, appro...
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Robin Lucas
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Pentewan Pentewan is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres ...
ogwen
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Llanendwyn Beach
Gerald England
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Paignton Sands
Perry Dark
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St Bees Beach
Roger Smith
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Seaham Hall Beach Seaham Hall Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in len...
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Jonathan Billinger
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Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
Anthony Parkes 
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Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
Ross Armstrong
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Rozel Beach Rozel Beach lies 3 kilometers north east of Trinity, Jersey.
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Iain Macaulay
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Fraserburgh Philorth Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Shipload Bay
JThomas
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Danes Dyke, Flamborough Danes Dyke, is a small rural chalk cobbled beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is at the southern end of Danes ...
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