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Jeff Tomlinson
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach at the southern end of the Northumberland coast. The designa...
Jayne Toyne
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Cilborth Beach Llangrannog Beach / Cilborth Beach is in Ceredigion 400 meters west of Llangrannog.
Richard Webb
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Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
Dylan Moore 
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The Parrog Newport Bay in Pembrokeshire boasts a charming small beach known as The Parrog. The beach features a compact car park...
Florian Pépellin
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St Brelade\'s Beach
Basher Eyre
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Middleton-on-Sea Beach
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay Westcliff Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach in the centre of Southend-on Sea. It has a shallow profile and is backe...
Iain Lees
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Dunbar Belhaven Beach
Chris Shaw
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Porthcawl Sandy Bay Porthcawl Sandy Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 700 meters east of Porthcawl.
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Beach
Rob Farrow
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Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
Jim Bain
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St. Andrews West Sands
Perry Dark
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St Bees Beach
robert wade
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Morecambe North Morecambe North bathing water is at the northern end of the town's promenade which has heavy sea defences for most of...
Pauline Eccles
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Lydstep Beach
Rob  Lowe
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Swanlake Bay
Leslie Barrie
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Machrihanish Beach
eswales 
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Aberavon Beach
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Great Yarmouth Power Station Beach
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
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