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David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Roger Cornfoot
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Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove is at the mouth of the River Dart on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and shin...
Julian P Guffogg
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Hastings Fairlight Glen Beach
Simon Carey
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Seaford Seaford, situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel, has a broad beach of sand and shingle, backed by a long...
David Lally
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The Bar
ceridwen
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Goodwick Sands
Chris Heaton
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Druridge Bay South Duridge Bay South Beach is a remote bathing water on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated bathing w...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Great Mattiscombe Beach
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Anthony Parkes 
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Salcombe North Sands
Mike Pennington
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Portobello West Beach Portobello West Beach is 700 meters north west of Portobello in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Steve Daniels 
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Barry Watch House Bay Barry Watch House Bay beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south of Barry.
Derek Harper
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Porthpean Porthpean is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 290 metres wide, surrounded by...
Anne Burgess 
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Knockvologan Beach Located in Fionnphort, Knockvologan Beach can be accessed by taking the road to Knockvologan Farm which is 3 miles aw...
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Rob Purvis 
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Sandy Bay
Simon Vincent
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Derbyhaven Beach
David Dixon 
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Chorlton Water Park
Graham Ellis
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Troon South Beach
R lee
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Blackpool North Blackpool North is a large, sandy beach opposite the Blackpool Tower between the North and Central Piers. The sea def...
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