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Robin Lucas
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Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren is on the south coast of Devon and is a long sand spit extending across the mouth of the Exe Estuary. ...
Gordon Hatton 
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Ardalanish Beach The beach is perfectly stunning, and on a bright day, one could easily mistake it for a beach in Barbados. To reach t...
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
R J McNaughton
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Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
Simon Carey
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Hove Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Hove beach is west of the di...
peter robinson
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Newbiggin Moor Beach
Mick Garratt
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North Gare Sands
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Jim Bain
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St. Andrews West Sands
Brian
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Polpeor Beach Polpeor Beach is situated 100 meters west of Lizard in Cornwall.
Shazz 
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Port Grenaugh Beach Port Grenaugh Beach is a beach in Middle.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Shell Bay North Shell Bay North is at the mouth of Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It i...
Brian Henley
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Saunton Sands
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay
Chris Shaw
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Deganwy North Beach
Alexander P Kapp
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Skinburness Beach
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
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