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Chris Heaton
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Low Newton Low Newton Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is 0.5 k...
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
Richard Baker
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Dunster Beach Dunster is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately...
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
David Hawgood
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Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
John Smitten
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Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach is 1 kilometers south west of Ramsgate in the county of Kent.
Philip Halling 
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Overcombe 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...
Steve  F
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Southwold The Pier Southwold is a traditional beach resort with a refurbished pier and beach huts. The beach is sandy, gently sloping an...
Bill Boaden 
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Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
David Dixon 
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Formby Victoria Road Beach
Simon Carey
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Player's Beach This beach boasts a wide stretch of sand during low tide but regrettably, it diminishes significantly during high tid...
Alan Fryer
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Llanbedrog Beach
Philip Pankhurst 
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Abbotsbury Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the entire year.
Darren Rosson
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Trevone Bay Trevone Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 170 metres wide, in a...
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Beach
Tony Atkin
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Looe Plaidy Beach
Chris Downer 
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Lulworth Cove Lulworth Cove is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a sand and pebble resort bay, ...
tormentor
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Longniddry Beach
nick macneill
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Morfa Dinlle Beach
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