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Dr Duncan Pepper
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Broadstairs Viking Bay Broadstairs Viking Bay beach is situated about 200 meters east of Broadstairs.
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
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Earlsferry Shell Bay
Ray Stanton
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Eastoke The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Philip Halling 
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Wembury Wembury is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed...
Wendy Kirkwood
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Seilebost Beach
OLU
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Llanina Beach
Tom Jolliffe 
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Meadfoot Beach
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Humberston Fitties beach is wide and sandy and backed by dunes. There are caravan parks nearby.
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope East Beach
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Bob Embleton
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Brook Chine This stunning beach boasts natural cliffs, and if rumors are to be believed, even dinosaur remains. One can relish in...
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
R lee
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Blackpool Central Beach Blackpool Central Beach is in Blackpool, 1 kilometers south of Blackpool.
peter robinson
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Newbiggin Moor Beach
Chris Downer 
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Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
Andy F
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Treyarnon Bay Treyarnon Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sheltered sandy bay approximately 200 metres wide, bac...
Mike Faherty
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Bournemouth Manor Steps Bournemouth Manor Steps forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beac...
Simon Carey
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Ryde Springvale Beach
Graham Horn
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Chilton Chine Located near Isle of Wight Pearl, visitors can enjoy a peaceful stroll down to the beach with the added benefit of fr...
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