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Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
David Smith 
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
Ian Paterson 
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Splash Point
Humphrey Bolton
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Burgh Island Beach Burgh Island Beach is situated about 400 meters south of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Michael Graham
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Heysham Sands Heysham Sands beach is located 600 meters west of Heysham in the county of Lancashire.
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Lifeboat Station Redcar Lifeboat Station is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slopi...
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Minster Leas bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The long sand and shingle beach is g...
Shaun Ferguson
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Stonehaven Cowie Beach
Chris Talbot
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Brixham St Mary\'s Bay
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Iain Lees 
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Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach with occasional rocky outcrops in the inter-tidal area. The ...
scillystuff
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Beachlands Central The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
Malcolm Etherington
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Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
Simon Carey
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Saltdean Saltdean is a village suburb to the east of Brighton, on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Between the groynes...
fabiolah
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Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier Beach
Jeff Tomlinson
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach at the southern end of the Northumberland coast. The designa...
Andrea Hope
Photo: Andrea Hope CC BY-SA 2.0
Low Newton Beach
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