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Alison Rawson
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Littlestone Littlestone-on-Sea is a resort beach in the middle of a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe ...
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Jaywick is a small coastal village with large caravan parks to the west. The quiet and sandy beach has recently been ...
Kenneth  Allen 
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Portrush West Strand Beach Portrush West Strand Beach is situated 300 meters south of Portrush in County Antrim.
Ken Ballinger
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Praa Sands East Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Paul Gillett
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Southwick The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Shoreham Harbour. The beach is on a thin...
Danrok
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Plemont Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Promenade Beach
Bill Boaden 
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Aber Forrest
Ross
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Ballyholme Beach Ballyholme Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Bangor.
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
Chris Shaw
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Baglan Beach Baglan Beach is 3 kilometers west of Port Talbot in the county of Neath Port Talbot.
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
bunberyist
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Maenporth Maenporth is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 200 metres wide, su...
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Chris Gunns
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Eastney Beach
Andy Waddington
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Parton Beach
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Beach
Philip Halling 
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Perranporth Penhale Sands Perranporth Penhale Sands is in the centre of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort...
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
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