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Les Hull 
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Walney West Shore Walney West Shore bathing water is a gently sloping shingle beach with a large expanse of sand exposed at low water. ...
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Eugene Birchall
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Seaton Beach
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
Andy F
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Longhoughton Steel Beach
Derek Harper 
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Torre Abbey Torre Abbey is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wid...
Simon Carey 
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Brighton Kemptown Brighton is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Kemptown beach is east of Br...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Ganavan Beach
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove
Jim Smillie
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Aberdour Black Sands Aberdour Black Sands beach is in Fife 400 meters south east of Aberdour.
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Nick Andrews
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Brandy Cove Brandy Cove beach is in Swansea, 1 kilometers south east of Bishopston.
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Slip Beach
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Kingston Beach
Sebastian Ballard
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Christchurch Steamer Point Christchurch Steamer Point beach is located 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset.
Brenda Kock 
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Felpham The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Felpham. The bathing water i...
Shaun Ferguson
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Stonehaven Cowie Beach
Gerald England 
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Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Southerndown Beach Dunraven Bay
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