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Gavin Tyte
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Lepe Lepe beach, part of Lepe Country Park, is on the Hampshire coast with views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The...
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Martin Bodman
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East Looe Beach
Bill Boaden 
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Aber Forrest
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
wfmillar
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Troon North Beach
Shirley Grant
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Traigh Bhan Na Sgurra or Scoor The Gaelic name "Rocky White Beach" perfectly describes the picturesque Scoor beach located on the southern coast of ...
David Dixon 
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Fleetwood Beach
wfmillar
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Irvine Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Ganavan Beach
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,...
Ian Capper
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Coverack Coverack is located on the Lizard Peninsula on south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural shingle beach approximately 790...
Chris Downer
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Seatown Seatown is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by cliffs. T...
DS Pugh
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Sheringham Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Eric Jones
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Traeth Bach Beach
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Ian Rushin
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Pevensey Bay Pevensey Bay is a resort beach on the Sussex coast between Eastbourne and Hastings. The small town of Pevensey backs ...
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Ben Gamble
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Frensham Great Pond The designated bathing area is situated on Frensham Great Pond's northern edge. Bathing is restricted to a marked san...
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