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Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Nigel Chadwick
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Herne Bay Central The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Herne Bay town centre. The shingle beach is gent...
dinglefoot
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Woodside Bay This particular beach boasts a mixture of pebbles and sand, and is surrounded by a lush woodland. It is primarily fre...
Lewis Clarke
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Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is at the mouth of the River Otter on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach resort, appro...
Bill Boaden 
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Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
Pierre Terre
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Hillhead Beach Hillhead Beach is approximately 6 kilometers south of Fareham.
Andy Radcliffe
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Kirk Michael Beach
Eric Jones
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Lleiniog Penmon Beach
Geoff Welding
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Porth Porth Beach, located between Lusty Glaze and Watergate Bay beaches in Cornwall, is a picturesque cove that faces west...
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
Peter Evans 
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Rhossili Bay
John Fielding
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Llanrhystud Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Seagrove Seagrove is a small bay situated on the east coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring less than 1km in length, the bay s...
Stephen McKay
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Poppit West Beach The beach is bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it a prime family-friendly destination that extends a warm wel...
M J Richardson 
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Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
Alexander P Kapp
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Skinburness Beach
Alan Fryer
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Machroes Beach
Roger Davies
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Moreton The beach is at the top of the Wirral peninsula facing north westerly into the Mersey Estuary and Liverpool Bay. It h...
Paul McIlroy
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Northcott Mouth Northcott Mouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small rocky beach, approximately 350 metres wide, with a s...
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