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Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Penny Mayes
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Leysdown Leysdown is a traditional resort beach on the Isle of Sheppey. The gently sloping beach is mostly sandy, with some sh...
Dave Croker 
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Rhossili North Beach Rhossili North Beach is situated about 2 kilometers south west of Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton.
Ian Greig 
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Penmaenmawr Beach
Simon Carey
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Winchelsea Winchelsea is a remote beach on the western edge of Rye Bay in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, with ...
Clem Rutter Rochester Kent
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St Margaret`s Bay St. Margaret's Bay bathing water is a remote beach situated near Dover at the eastern foothills of the North Downs. I...
Andy Potter
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Littlehampton The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Littlehampton Harbour. The bathing...
Rabbi WP Thinrod
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Berrow South Beach Berrow South Beach is 1 kilometers south of Berrow in the county of Somerset.
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Beach - Burton Bradstock Visitors are welcome to bring their dogs to the front of the cliffs throughout the entire year. However, it is import...
Lewis Clarke 
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Charmouth West Charmouth West is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle and sand beach resort, approximately 680 metres wi...
Rob Farrow
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Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Colin Smith
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Kinghorn Harbour Beach
Eric Jones
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Trearddur Bay
Row
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Cooden Beach Cooden Beach is located in East Sussex 3 kilometers south west of Bexhill-on-Sea.
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove Trevaunance Cove is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 250 metres wide...
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
David Brown
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Gruinard Beach
John Firth
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Douglas Central Beach
Phillip Perry
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Leysdown Beach
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