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Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
Derek Harper
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St Mary's Bay (Devon) St Mary's Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 450 metres wide, backed by cl...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Ganavan Beach
bunberyist
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Gyllyngvase Gyllyngvase is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by t...
David and Rachel Landin
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Heacham Heacham North Beach is part of an extensive beach line which stretches north from the mudflats at Snettisham, up the ...
Martin Bodman
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East Looe Beach
Shaun Butler
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Sandy Haven Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Broadstairs Stone Bay Broadstairs Stone Bay beach is approximately 900 meters north of Broadstairs.
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
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. ...
Robin Stott 
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Shaldon Shaldon is at the mouth of the Teign Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 1.3 kilo...
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay
Nigel Chadwick
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Walpole Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Helwell Bay
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey`s Bay Mother Ivey's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 480 metres wide, backed...
Whatlep
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Penally Beach
Rwendland
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Harwich Beacon Hill Beach
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