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Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
Bob Jones 
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Hartland Quay Hartland Quay is on the north coast of Devon. It is a rock and pebble beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backe...
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope East Beach
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
Andy Radcliffe
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Jurby Beach
Peter Church
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Reighton Reighton Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The designated bathing water area is one kilom...
philip banks
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Wallasey The bathing water is situated on the north west coast of England, just west of Liverpool. It has a wide expanse of sa...
David Dixon 
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Fleetwood Beach
Peter Moore 
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Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
Philip Halling
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Botany Bay, Broadstairs Botany Bay, between Margate and Broadstairs in Kent has over a kilometre of sandy beach above an extensive wave-cut r...
Nick Smith 
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Southsea East Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
Andrew Curtis
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Horden Beach
Oliver Dixon
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Tresaith Beach
Bob Jones
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Carradale Beach Carradale Beach is approximately 400 meters north of Carradale.
Simon Huguet
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Southport Beach
Barry Pearce
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Polstreath Polstreath is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 330 metres wide, backed by cl...
Charles Leventon
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Pembrey Beach
Steve Sheppard
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Nolton Haven Beach
Robin Lucas
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Aber Mawr Beach Aber Mawr Beach is approximately 3 kilometers south of Pencaer.
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