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Alan Swain
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Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 660 metres wide, backed b...
Perry Dark
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St Bees Beach
Phil Catterall
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Skinningrove Beach
Chris Downer 
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Great Yarmouth Pier Beach
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...
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...
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Peter Church
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Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
Dr Richard Murray
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Tentsmuir Sands
Derek Harper 
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Torre Abbey Torre Abbey is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wid...
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Simon Carey
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Saltdean Saltdean is a village suburb to the east of Brighton, on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Between the groynes...
Steve Daniels 
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Bembridge Bembridge Beach is situated on the east tip of the Isle of Wight beside the Lifeboat Pier. The sandy beach faces east...
Enrapture Media enrapture
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Vazon Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
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