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Simon Carey
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Greatstone Beach
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...
JThomas
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Danes Dyke, Flamborough Danes Dyke, is a small rural chalk cobbled beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is at the southern end of Danes ...
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
Alan Heardman
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Moggs Eye Moggs Eye beach is also known as Huttoft beach and is a quiet rural beach. It is sandy and surrounded by dunes and un...
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Michael Walsh
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Melvich Bay
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Sheerness bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, near the mouths of the Thames and Medwa...
M J Richardson 
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Fionnphort Bay (Port of the White Sands) This beautiful beach offers a unique view of the distinctive split rock and the historic Iona Abbey located in the di...
Jim Bain
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Elie Harbour Beach
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
Eric Jones
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Pentraeth Beach
Hugh Craddock
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Daymer Bay Daymer Bay is at the mouth of the River Camel opposite the town of Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall. This is a ...
Tony Atkin
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Chapel Porth Chapel Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately three kilometres from St Agnes. At high tide the beach ...
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
Daniel Kraft
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Shell Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Wonwell Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
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