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Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Dylan Moore 
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The Parrog Newport Bay in Pembrokeshire boasts a charming small beach known as The Parrog. The beach features a compact car park...
Steve Daniels 
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Whitecliff Bay At the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, Whitecliffe Bay is famous for the well-exposed sedimentary rock sequence whi...
Dave Dunford
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St Bees The beach is steeply sloping and pebbly leading to a large area of flat sand closer to the sea. There are steep cliff...
Maigheachgheal 
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Blue Anchor Beach Blue Anchor Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Blue Anchor.
Chris Gunns
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Charlestown West Beach Charlestown West Beach is 300 meters south east of Charlestown in the county of Cornwall.
Eric Jones
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Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Simon Carey
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Camber Beach Camber Beach is located in East Sussex 3 kilometers south west of Camber.
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Seagrove Seagrove is a small bay situated on the east coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring less than 1km in length, the bay s...
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
Maurice D Budden 
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Charlestown Beach Charlestown Beach is approximately 300 meters east of Charlestown.
Robin Webster
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Worthing The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area with the town centre c...
Gwen and James Anderson
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Westhaven Beach
OLU
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Aberaeron South Beach Aberaeron South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south west of Aberaeron.
Paul Hutchinson
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Maidencombe Maidencombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed by ...
Steve  F
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Sunderland Roker Beach
Chris Downer
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Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
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