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Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
John Allan
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Weymouth Central Weymouth Central is on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, close to W...
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Christine Courtney 
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Amlwch Beach Amlwch Beach is a beach in Isle of Anglesey.
Bill Boaden 
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Aber Forrest
Darren Rosson
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Harlyn Bay Harlyn Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a large fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 770 metres wide,...
Mat Fascione 
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Kinmel Bay
Brendan and Ruth McCartney
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Lee-on-Solent The bathing water is a gently shelving resort beach adjacent to the shopping centre of Lee-on-the-Solent. More than 1...
Nigel Monckton
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Allonby South Beach Allonby South Beach is in Cumbria 3 kilometers north of Birkby.
Phil Williams
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Skipsea Skipsea Beach is a long rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length and it is made up ...
jeff collins
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Salcombe South Sands
Trevor Rickard
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Whiting Bay
Michael Whitfield
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Allonby Beach Allonby Beach is in Cumbria, 200 meters west of Allonby.
Mick Garratt
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Scarborough South Sands
Peter S 
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Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
ogwen
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Llanendwyn Beach
Ross
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Brown\'s Bay Brown\'s Bay beach is a beach in County Antrim.
Peter Church
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Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Spittal Beach is a gently sloping resort beach approximately one kilometre long situated immediately south of the mou...
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