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Anthony Eden
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Kingsdown Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Scratchell's Bay There is a secluded beach located near the Needles that is only accessible by boat or expert knowledge of the area. T...
Rod Allday 
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Felpham Beach
Alan Bowring
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St. Marys Well Bay
Derek Harper 
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Tregantle Cliffs Beach
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
Ian Murfitt 
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Largo East Beach
Mick Garratt
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Scarborough South Sands
Nigel Brown 
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Little Quay Beach
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Tregonhawke beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a long sand and rock beach approximately 1...
OLU
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Aberystwyth South Beach Aberystwyth South Beach is approximately 600 meters south west of Aberystwyth.
Robin Stott 
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Shaldon Shaldon is at the mouth of the Teign Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 1.3 kilo...
John Holmes
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Braystones Beach Braystones Beach is approximately 2 kilometers west of Beckermet.
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Beach
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
Immanuel Giel
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Morecambe South The bathing water at Morecambe South is gently sloping and with small pebbles. There is a strip of beach exposed thro...
Christine Matthews 
Photo: Christine Matthews  CC BY-SA 2.0
Southend Three Shells Three Shells Beach is in the centre of Southend-on-Sea, just to the west of the pier and next to the Adventure Island...
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
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