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Andy Radcliffe
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Jurby Beach
Trish Steel
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Christchurch Avon Beach Christchurch Avon Beach is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide from ...
Peter Broster
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Tenby Harbour Beach Situated on the coast, this beach is an idyllic destination that caters to families and dog owners, with seasonal res...
MJ Reilly
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Walton Beach
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Pendower is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 850 metres wide, backed by low ...
Andy Brass
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Whitby Beach
Peter Church
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Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno North Shore Beach
JThomas 
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Whitley Bay
chris lovelock
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Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Simon Carey
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Hove West Beach
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Basher Eyre 
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Hillhead The bathing water is a gently shelving beach which faces south-west, across the end of Southampton Water and the Sole...
OLU
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Trebarwith Strand Beach
Dmitrij M
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Ingoldmells South Ingoldmells South Beach is a busy resort town on a fairly developed stretch of coastline. The sandy beach is backed b...
Ross
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Groomsport Beach
tormentor
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Longniddry Beach
Footprints
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Beachlands West The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Raymond Knapman 
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Morecambe South Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Flamborough South Landing Beach
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