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Janet Richardson
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Bexhill Bexhill is a resort beach situated between Eastbourne and Hastings. The beach is predominantly shingle, with shallow ...
P stephenson
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Silloth Beach
Peter Church
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Reighton Reighton Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The designated bathing water area is one kilom...
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
Pauline Eccles
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Instow Beach
Robin Stott 
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Shaldon Shaldon is at the mouth of the Teign Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 1.3 kilo...
Daniel Kraft
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Shell Beach
Hugh Craddock
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Daymer Bay Daymer Bay is at the mouth of the River Camel opposite the town of Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall. This is a ...
Derek Harper
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St Mary's Bay (Devon) St Mary's Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 450 metres wide, backed by cl...
ValP
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Porthcothan Beach Porthcothan Beach is located in Cornwall 5 kilometers north west of St. Eval.
Dave Fergusson
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Isle of Harris Beach
Simon Carey
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St Leonards St. Leonards is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, wi...
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 ...
John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
Robert Edwards
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Clacton Martello Tower Beach Clacton Martello Tower Beach is approximately 1 kilometers south of Clacton-on-Sea.
Nick Smith
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Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Beach Bovisand Beach is located in Devon 1 kilometers west of Down Thomas.
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Ruby Bay
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