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Chris Plunkett
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Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
Eric Jones 
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Aberdaron Beach Aberdaron Beach is 200 meters south of Aberdaron in the county of Gwynedd.
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
Philip Halling 
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Overcombe Beach
Alex Robinson
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Porth Neigwl Beach Porth Neigwl Beach is in Gwynedd, 1 kilometers south west of Llanengan.
DS Pugh
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Sheringham Beach
Tony Atkin
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Ness Cove Ness Cove is on the south coast of Devon, just south of the mouth of the Teign Estuary. It is a remote, secluded sand...
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Matt Rosser
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Llanstephan Beach
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trebarwith Strand Trebarwith Strand is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote, sandy bay, approximately 800 metres wide,...
Tim Marshall 
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Worbarrow Bay This beach welcomes dogs throughout the entire year.
Peter Barr 
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Red Wharf Bay Red Wharf Bay beach lies 500 meters east of Red Wharf Bay, Isle of Anglesey.
John Davies
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Holland Holland-on-Sea has a small quiet sandy beach and picnic areas. It is backed by a sea wall in a rural setting.
Tony Atkin
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Tolcarne Tolcarne Beach, known locally as Talkarn Hole in the Rock, is located in Cornwall, England. Daily lifeguard coverage ...
hayley green
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Borth Beach Borth Beach lies in Ceredigion, 200 meters north west of Borth.
Martin Bodman
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Sidmouth Town Sidmouth Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 900 metres wide, with rock groynes ...
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
Danrok
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Plemont Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Whiting Bay
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Stray Redcar Stray is the southernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slo...
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