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Anne and Jeff Rolfe 
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Port Soderick Beach Port Soderick Beach is a beach in Middle.
Dr Neil Clifton
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Polurrian Cove Polurrian Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 330 metres wide, surrounded...
Roger Cornfoot
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Teignmouth Town Beach
Ken Craig
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West Sandwick Beach
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Deborah Tilley
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Llanelli Beach
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
Tony Atkin
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The Serpentine - Hyde Park The bathing area, known as the Lido, is a rectangular area about 100 metres long and 30 metres wide on the southern b...
Alan Heardman
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Cleethorpes Cleethorpes is a popular resort with a gently sloping sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and gardens, an...
Leslie Barrie
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Machrihanish Beach
Kenneth  Allen 
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Portrush West Strand Beach Portrush West Strand Beach is situated 300 meters south of Portrush in County Antrim.
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Haverigg is a gently sloping gravel and sandy beach for which levels out to flat sand. At low tide the water retreats...
Colin Park
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Hemmick Beach Hemmick Beach is located 2 kilometers south of St. Goran in the county of Cornwall.
wfmillar
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Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan South Beach is situated about 800 meters east of Ardrossan.
R J McNaughton
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Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Frinton is a quiet family resort. The beach is gently shelving and sandy. The beach is backed by the promenade and sl...
Jaggery 
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Weymouth Beach dog exercising area This establishment is operational throughout the year.
Sebastian Ballard
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Christchurch Steamer Point Christchurch Steamer Point beach is located 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset.
Diane Sambrook
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Mouthwell Sands
David Hawgood
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Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
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