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Andrew Hill
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Wells Wells beach forms part of the Holkham estate. It is a long sweeping sandy beach backed by dunes and pine trees. The b...
Hugh Venables
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Challaborough Beach Challaborough Beach is situated about 500 meters north west of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Bob Parkes
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East Wittering Beach
Chris Shaw
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Deganwy North Beach
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Beach
Paul Gillett 
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Saltdean Beach
Brenda Kock 
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Felpham The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Felpham. The bathing water i...
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...
Jonathan Billinger
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Wonwell Beach
Basher Eyre 
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Littlehampton Sea Road Beach
Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Felixstowe is a resort town and is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Ewan Stevenson
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Looe Hannafore Beach
Deborah Tilley
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Amroth Beach With its Blue Flag certification, this beach is a perfect spot for families and dog owners (although certain restrict...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Beach
Pauline Burden
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Brean Brean is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and mud beach resort, approximately 2.7 ...
pam fray
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West Beach, Whitstable West Beach is situated at Whitstable on the North Kent coast. The gently sloping shingle beach is intersected by wood...
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