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Simon Hookey
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Hastings Bulverhythe Beach
tormentor
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Longniddry Beach
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
John Haynes 
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Dwyrain y Rhyl - Rhyl east
Danrok
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Green Island Beach
Rob Noble
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Harbour beach
JHannanBriggs 
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Huttoft Beach
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
Ron Shirt
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Newbiggin Beach
Nigel Williams
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Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Beach
Simon Carey
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Dymchurch Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Charmouth West Charmouth West is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle and sand beach resort, approximately 680 metres wi...
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine East Beach
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
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