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Ken Craig
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West Sandwick Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Sunderland Hendon South Beach
David Spencer
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Wharfe at Ilkley Stepping Stones This site is not a designated bathing water and will not be given a water quality classification. Samples are being c...
Jayne Toyne
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Cilborth Beach Llangrannog Beach / Cilborth Beach is in Ceredigion 400 meters west of Llangrannog.
John Fielding
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Llanrhystud Beach
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Robert Edwards
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Clacton Martello Tower Beach Clacton Martello Tower Beach is approximately 1 kilometers south of Clacton-on-Sea.
Andrew Abbott 
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Green Bay
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Florian Pépellin
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Greve de Lecq Beach
Richard Humphrey 
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Scratby Beach
eswales 
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Aberavon Beach
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
C Michael Hogan 
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Tor Mor or Foot of the Sea Sands Nestled at the mouth of Bull Hole Anchorage, lies a picturesque white sandy cove that can be reached with a short 15-...
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Beach
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove Trevaunance Cove is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 250 metres wide...
Gordon Hatton
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St Columba's Bay, At the southern edge of Iona lies a secluded beach made up of beautifully coloured pebbles. It is believed to be the ...
albharms
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Jersey Victoria Pool Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Broadstairs, Stone Bay Stone Bay in Broadstairs is a 600 metre sandy bay above a wave-cut rock platform, backed by a promenade and white cha...
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