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M J Richardson
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Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
Mike Dodman
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Porthoustock Porthoustack is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble beach, approximately 240 metres wide, backed by...
Trevor Hilton
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Rhoscolyn Borthwen Beach Rhoscolyn Borthwen Beach is situated about 900 meters east of Rhoscolyn.
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale The bathing water is a gently sloping, shingle beach giving way to a large, flat sandy area towards the sea. There is...
Immanuel Giel
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Morecambe South The bathing water at Morecambe South is gently sloping and with small pebbles. There is a strip of beach exposed thro...
Roger May
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Barrow-in-Furness Beach Barrow-in-Furness Beach is located in Cumbria 2 kilometers north west of Barrow-in-Furness.
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...
Colin Smith
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Rhosneigr Broad Beach Rhosneigr Broad Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 600 meters south east of Rhosneigr.
Sue Adair
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Meols Beach
Brian Henley
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Saunton Sands
Evelyn Simak
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West Runton West Runton is predominately a sand and shingle beach, but also has some rocky areas and is backed by a sandy cliff. ...
John Allan
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Weymouth Central Weymouth Central is on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, close to W...
Lewis Clarke 
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Charmouth West Charmouth West is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle and sand beach resort, approximately 680 metres wi...
Andrew Woodhall
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Silecroft Beach
Andy Stephenson
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White Strand Beach
Florian Pépellin
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St Brelade\'s Beach
Sheila Russell
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Upton Towans Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Spittal Beach is a gently sloping resort beach approximately one kilometre long situated immediately south of the mou...
Antonia
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Seaton Sluice Seaton Sluice Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach backed by dunes. It is the southernmost bathing beach of N...
Albert Bridge
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Cranfield Beach Cranfield Beach is a beach in County Down.
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