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Mick Garratt
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Scarborough South Sands
Philip Halling
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Saunton Sands Saunton Sands bathing water is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort backed by sand dunes. The beac...
subberculture
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Portobello East Beach Portobello East Beach is approximately 800 meters east of Portobello.
John H Darch 
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Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Rayrigg Meadow is located on the eastern edge of Lake Windermere. The beach at Rayrigg Meadow is shallow sloping and ...
paul gardner
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine East Beach
Ian Paterson
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Eastbourne Beach
Chris Heaton
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Druridge Bay South Duridge Bay South Beach is a remote bathing water on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated bathing w...
Richard Webb
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Dalgety Bay
JThomas
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Nairn Central Beach
Rick Ryder
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Westgate West Bay
M J Richardson 
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Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
Robin Webster
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Worthing The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area with the town centre c...
John McLeish
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Millport Bay
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
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Knab Rock Beach
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
Chris Downer
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Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
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