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Philip Pankhurst
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Runswick Bay Runswick Bay Beach is a rural beach situated on the north Yorkshire coast. It lies within a sheltered sandy bay. The...
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Beach
Richard West 
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North Berwick West Beach
Penny Mayes
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Aberystwyth North Beach Aberystwyth North Beach is located 600 meters north west of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
David Long
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Fistral South Fistral South bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Bob Jones
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Rinsey Head Beach Rinsey Head Beach is situated about 3 kilometers south west of Breage.
Jon Bunting from UK
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Great Yarmouth Pier Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth Pier beach is a wide sandy ...
Christopher Hilton 
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Porlock Weir Porlock Bay is between Hurlestone Point and Porlock Weir in Somerset overlooking the Bristol Channel. Porlock Weir is...
Bob Jones
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Aldeburgh Beach Aldeburgh Beach lies 200 meters north of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
pam fray
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Tankerton Beach
Danrok
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Plemont Beach
Alex Robinson
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Porth Neigwl Beach Porth Neigwl Beach is in Gwynedd, 1 kilometers south west of Llanengan.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Wembury Beach
Trevor Harris
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Chesil Beach Chesil Beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Portland. Dogs allowed on the seaward side from September to April.
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Jaywick is a small coastal village with large caravan parks to the west. The quiet and sandy beach has recently been ...
Chris Downer 
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Blackwaterfoot Beach Blackwaterfoot Beach is in North Ayrshire, 100 meters south west of Blackwaterfoot.
Phil Williams
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Challaborough Challaborough is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, surrounded b...
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