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Portelet Beach Portelet Beach is located 3 kilometers south east of St. Brelade in the county of Jersey.
Dennis Turner
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Tenby North Beach The beach boasts several attractive features, including the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal spot for families and...
Tony Atkin
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Par Sands Par Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, back...
Geof Sheppard
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Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
Chris Gunns 
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Port St. Mary Beach Port St. Mary Beach is located in Rushen 200 meters north east of Port Saint Mary.
Jonathan Wilkins 
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Porth Dinllaen Beach Porth Dinllaen Beach is situated about 600 meters west of Nefyn.
Stephen Horncastle
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Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
hayley green
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Borth Beach Borth Beach lies in Ceredigion, 200 meters north west of Borth.
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
E Gammie
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Fairbourne Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Prestatyn Central Beach Prestatyn Central Beach is 1 kilometers north west of Prestatyn in the county of Denbighshire.
Nigel Williams
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Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Oast House Archive
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Folkestone Folkestone bathing water is a resort beach in Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe Bay, which stretches...
Nick Smith
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Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Graham Robson 
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Maryport Beach
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay
Rob Purvis 
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Sandy Bay
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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West Bay, Westgate The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the town of Westgate-on-Sea. It is a gently shelvin...
Richard Webb
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Gosford Sands
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