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Simon Huguet
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Portreath Portreath is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 520 metres wide, ba...
Basher Eyre
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Dunster South East Beach
Robin Lucas
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Pentewan Pentewan is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres ...
David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
Peter Church
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Robin Hood\'s Bay Robin Hood\'s Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 19 kilometers north west of Scarborough.
Chris Downer
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Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is on the Dorset coast and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote shingle beach, approxi...
Steve Daniels 
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Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Chris Downer 
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Great Yarmouth Pier Beach
Jim Champion
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Gwithian Towans Gwithian Towans is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 670 metres wide,...
David Dixon 
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Castle Beach Castle Beach is in Cornwall, 1 kilometers east of Falmouth.
Rod Allday
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Mexico Towan Beach
ally McGurk
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Bardsea Beach Bardsea Beach lies 600 meters south east of Bardsea, Cumbria.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Dunnet Bay
Stuart Wilding
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St Ninians Isle Beach
Alan Harris
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Kidwelly Beach
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
Geof Sheppard
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Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Ruby Bay
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay
Jon Wornham
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Garwick Beach
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