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Mick Lobb
Photo: Mick Lobb CC BY-SA 2.0
Jackson\'s Bay
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Marine Lake Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Hartlepool North Sands
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Alan Hughes
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Fall Bay
JThomas 
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Whitley Bay
Rod Allday
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Cawsand Beach Cawsand Beach is approximately 200 meters south east of Cawsand.
Ben Gamble
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Frensham Great Pond The designated bathing area is situated on Frensham Great Pond's northern edge. Bathing is restricted to a marked san...
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Jacobs Ladder is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 490 metres wide, backed by cliffs. ...
Humphrey Bolton
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Aberaeron Harbour Beach Aberaeron Harbour Beach is about 300 meters west of Aberaeron.
Andy Radcliffe
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Jurby Beach
Darren Rosson
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Freathy Beach
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth East Cliff Beach Bournemouth East Cliff Beach is situated about 6 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
Eric Jones 
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Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
Bob Jenkins
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Pilling Sands
Helen Wilkinson
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Newbiggin South Newbiggin South Beach is a gently sloping resort beach at the southern end of Newbiggin Bay. It is approx 750 metres ...
Hugh Venables
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Challaborough Beach Challaborough Beach is situated about 500 meters north west of Bigbury-on-Sea.
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