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Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Ian Medcalf
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Llanon 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...
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands
Philip Halling 
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Overcombe 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...
David Lally 
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Poole Sandbanks Peninsular Poole Sandbanks Peninsular forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
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...
Christine Courtney 
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Amlwch Beach Amlwch Beach is a beach in Isle of Anglesey.
OLU
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Ynyslas Beach
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Nigel Williams
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Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
Peter Evans 
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Rhossili Bay
Nigel Chadwick
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Bossington Beach
Alan Reid 
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Uisken Beach "water bay" This lovely beach boasts soft, glistening white sand and a shallow shoreline dotted with picturesque rocky islands. L...
Steve  F
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Sunderland Roker Beach
El Pollock
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Wallasey Beach
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