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Andy Beecroft
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Withernsea Withernsea Beach is a long sandy resort beach on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. Behind the 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...
M J Richardson 
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Yellowcraig Beach
Darren Rosson
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Trevone Bay Trevone Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 170 metres wide, in a...
P stephenson
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Silloth Beach
bunberyist
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Gyllyngvase Gyllyngvase is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by t...
chris
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Ettrick Bay
Mick Garratt
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Crimdon South Beach
Peter Church
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Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
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...
Evelyn Simak
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West Runton West Runton is predominately a sand and shingle beach, but also has some rocky areas and is backed by a sandy cliff. ...
Anthony Eden
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Kingsdown Beach
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Gary Rogers
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Gullane Beach
Derek Harper
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Hallsands
Nigel Chadwick
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St Mildred's Bay, Westgate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
roger geach 
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Slapton Sands Monument Beach
Ross
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Ballyholme Beach Ballyholme Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Bangor.
sue hogben 
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Porthleven West Beach Porthleven West Beach is located 1 kilometers south of Porthleven in the county of Cornwall.
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