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Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 660 metres wide, backed b...
Ann Cook 
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Mossyard Beach
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Tom Jolliffe 
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Meadfoot Beach
El Pollock
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Wallasey Beach
Evelyn Simak
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West Runton West Runton is predominately a sand and shingle beach, but also has some rocky areas and is backed by a sandy cliff. ...
ValP
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Porthcothan Beach Porthcothan Beach is located in Cornwall 5 kilometers north west of St. Eval.
John Evans 
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Great Yarmouth North Beach
Peter Conroy
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Cwmtydu Beach
Mark A Coleman
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Portwrinkle Portwrinkle is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately one kilometre wide, ...
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Sandy Bay Sandy Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 400 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Rod Allday
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Mexico Towan Beach
Clive Perrin
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Crackington Haven Beach Crackington Haven Beach is about 200 meters west of Crackington Haven.
Robin Lucas
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Mill Bay Mill Bay is on the West bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a privately owned rural sa...
Bob Jones
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Marazion Causeway Beach
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Hive is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Dunnet Bay
K  A 
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St Annes North Beach
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