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Robin Drayton
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Cemlyn Beach Cemlyn Beach is about 1 kilometers north east of Llanrhwydrys.
bunberyist
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Maenporth Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Porthcurnick is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 210 metres wide, backed by ...
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Leigh Bell Wharf beach is a small sandy beach in the old town of Leigh-on-Sea, just to the west of Southend-on-Sea. I...
Ashley Dace 
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Coverack Beach Coverack Beach lies in Cornwall, 100 meters north of Coverack.
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Tony Atkin
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Tregaseal Beach
Philip Halling 
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Overcombe Beach
David Anstiss
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Allhallows Beach Allhallows Beach lies in Medway, 200 meters south west of Allhallows.
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Beach
Richard Law
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WaterSwallows Quarry
Pauline Eccles
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Newport Slipway Beach
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Herne Bay town centre. The bathing water is pred...
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Flamborough South Landing Beach
Tom Jolliffe
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Man Sands
Phil Catterall
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Castletown Beach Castletown Beach is 1 kilometers north east of Castletown in the county of Rushen.
colin grice
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Sandsend Sandsend Beach is a rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately one kilometre in length with a g...
R lee
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Blackpool Central Beach Blackpool Central Beach is in Blackpool, 1 kilometers south of Blackpool.
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