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Paul Gillett
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Southwick The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Shoreham Harbour. The beach is on a thin...
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
John Salmon
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Deal Castle Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Do...
Andrew Hackney 
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Loch Linnhe Beach
Alan Sillitoe
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Arnside Beach Arnside Beach is situated about 1 kilometers north of Arnside.
Philip Halling 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Teignmouth Holcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy cove, approximately 650 metres wide, backed by clif...
Steve Daniels 
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Crinnis Beach
Steve Daniels
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Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Hollicombe Beach
Jon Wornham
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Garwick Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate West Beach
Alexey Komarov
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Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
Richard Webb
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Dalgety Bay
Eric Jones
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Trearddur Bay
Janet Richardson
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Bexhill Bexhill is a resort beach situated between Eastbourne and Hastings. The beach is predominantly shingle, with shallow ...
David Dixon 
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Chorlton Water Park
Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
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 ...
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