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Lewis Clarke
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Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is at the mouth of the River Otter on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach resort, appro...
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Basher Eyre 
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Hillhead The bathing water is a gently shelving beach which faces south-west, across the end of Southampton Water and the Sole...
John Smitten
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Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach is 1 kilometers south west of Ramsgate in the county of Kent.
Christina Burford
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Boscastle Beach Boscastle Beach is 600 meters west of Boscastle in the county of Cornwall.
Evelyn Simak
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Sea Palling Sea Palling is a small coastal hamlet and has a wide sandy beach with a series of shallow bays formed by man-made ree...
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
Row
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Polnare Cove
andrew auger
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Bowleaze Cove Bowleaze Cove is just east Weymouth on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately one kilo...
Eric Jones
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Cemaes Beach Cemaes Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 500 meters north east of Cemaes.
James Denham 
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Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Derek Harper
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Watcombe Watcombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
Iain Macaulay
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Fraserburgh Philorth Beach
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
Anthony Eden
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Kingsdown Beach
Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK
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Poole Harbour Lake Poole Harbour Lake is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a quiet sand and mud beach, approximately 340 metre...
Andy F
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Harlyn Bay
Chris J Dixon
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Rock Beach Rock Beach is in Cornwall 900 meters south west of Rock.
Robin Drayton
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Cemlyn Beach Cemlyn Beach is about 1 kilometers north east of Llanrhwydrys.
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