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Brian MacLennan
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Rosemarkie Beach Rosemarkie Beach is in Highland 300 meters north of Rosemarkie.
Richard Croft 
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is two kilometres i...
Pierre Terre
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Bude Summerleaze Beach Bude Summerleaze Beach is in Cornwall 400 meters west of Bude.
Les Hull
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South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Philip Halling
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Saunton Sands Saunton Sands bathing water is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort backed by sand dunes. The beac...
Sandra White
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Amble Links Beach Amble Links Beach is located 2 kilometers east of Amble in the county of Northumberland.
Stacey Harris
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Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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St Mildred's Bay, Westgate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
John Evans 
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Great Yarmouth North Beach
Eric Jones
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Church Bay Church Bay beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 2 kilometers south west of Cylch-y-Garn.
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Roger Smith
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Seaham Hall Beach Seaham Hall Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in len...
K  A 
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St Annes North Beach
Tom Jolliffe
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Man Sands
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine Central Beach
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
Chris Andrews 
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Lamorna Cove
Paul Thomson
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Seamill Beach
Malcolm Street
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Fraisthorpe Fraisthorpe Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle...
Matt Rosser
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Llanstephan Beach
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