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Row
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Polnare Cove
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
Pauline Eccles
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Wiseman\'s Bridge Beach The beach boasts a plethora of fantastic features that make it an ideal destination for a day out. Firstly, it has be...
Tim Green from Bradford
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Jangye Ryne Beach
Peter Church
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Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
Pam Brophy
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Combe Martin Combe Martin is a small resort, in a sheltered valley, at the western edge of Exmoor National Park on the north Devon...
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Kingsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 200 metres wide, clo...
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...
Sandy B 
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Swanage North Beach
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...
Simon Carey
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Camber Beach Camber Beach is located in East Sussex 3 kilometers south west of Camber.
Mat Fascione 
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Llanddona Beach
Ann Cook 
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Portlogan Bay Portlogan Bay beach is situated in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, 400 meters north west of Port Logan.
Peter Conroy
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Cwmtydu Beach
John Myers
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Thorney Bay
Pam Brophy
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Tintagel Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Douglas Broadway Beach
bunberyist
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Maenporth Beach
Andrew Hill
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Wells Wells beach forms part of the Holkham estate. It is a long sweeping sandy beach backed by dunes and pine trees. The b...
Jayne Toyne
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Cilborth Beach Llangrannog Beach / Cilborth Beach is in Ceredigion 400 meters west of Llangrannog.
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