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Peter S 
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Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
Albert Bridge
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Warrenpoint
David Long
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Roan Head Beach Roan Head Beach is 2 kilometers south of Askam-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria.
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 ...
Martin Speck
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Solent Breezes Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Carrick Beach Carrick Beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
Roger Cornfoot
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Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove is at the mouth of the River Dart on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and shin...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Great Mattiscombe Beach
John Lucas 
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St Just Beach
Tony Atkin
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Par Sands Par Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, back...
Peter Jordan
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Barton on Sea Beach Barton on Sea Beach is located 2 kilometers south of New Milton in the county of Hampshire.
Robin Lucas
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Gorran Haven Beach
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Sheerness bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, near the mouths of the Thames and Medwa...
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Peter Watkins
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Cotswold Country Park and Beach The bathing water is in Keynes Lake 32 in the Cotswolds Water Park near Somerford Keynes. The beach is 140 metres lon...
Bob Parkes
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East Wittering Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Brownsea Island - Poole On this entire island, only assistance dogs are allowed on the beach.
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...
Richard Law
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Newport North Beach Newport Sands boasts itself as the biggest beach found in Newport Bay, boasting over a mile of flat sand, along with ...
L J Cunningham
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Three Cliffs Bay
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