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Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
Steve Daniels
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Pagham The bathing water is situated on the south coast just north of Pagham Harbour in West Sussex. The bathing water faces...
David Lally 
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Millendreath Millendreath beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 650 metres wide, back...
Michael Walsh
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Melvich Bay
Jim Champion
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Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach is 7 kilometers south east of Christchurch in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome a...
Steve Daniels 
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Plas Menai Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Porthgwidden Porthgwidden is in St Ives Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small, sheltered, sandy beach resort approxima...
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
Ross
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Ballyhalbert Beach Ballyhalbert Beach is 300 meters north west of Ballyhalbert in the county of County Down.
JThomas
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Sandend Bay
Tim Green from Bradford
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Gunwalloe Cove
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Beach
Tony Atkin
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Par Sands Par Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, back...
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...
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Lisa Jarvis
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St Abbs Beach
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
Alan Hughes
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Fall Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
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