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Gerry Lewis
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Gurnard Gurnard is a small resort situated on the Isle of Wight, west of Cowes, facing across the Solent to the New Forest sh...
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Leslie Barrie
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Kames Bay
Tom Pennington
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Watergate Bay Watergate Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach approximately one kilometre wide, backed b...
Paul Glazzard
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Wilsthorpe Beach
Graham Horn
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Watcombe Bay Watcombe Bay is a secluded beach that can only be reached through boat or kayak, or by abseiling down from the surrou...
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Anne Burgess 
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Beaches on Iona Port Ban Located on the west coast of Iona, this beach cove boasts unparalleled beauty that is sure to impress any visitor. It...
Pierre Terre
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Bournemouth Hengistbury West Bournemouth Hengitsbury West forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shing...
Sebastian Ballard
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South Beach - Studland Bay From the months of May to September, it is required that dogs are kept on a leash while visiting the beach.
Oliver Dixon 
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Beadnell Beadnell Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring three kilometres in length with...
Steve Sheppard
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Nolton Haven Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Cullercoats Bay Beach is a gently sloping resort beach enclosed by piers at each end making a very sheltered bay.
Ann Harrison
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Hopeman East Beach
Dave Smethurst
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Traeth Tywyn Mawr Beach
Chris Shaw
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Baglan Beach Baglan Beach is 3 kilometers west of Port Talbot in the county of Neath Port Talbot.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Culzean Beach
georama
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Bonne Nuit Beach Bonne Nuit Beach lies 1 kilometers north east of St. John, Jersey.
Steve Daniels 
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Crinnis Beach
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
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