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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...
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
bunberyist
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Maenporth Beach
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
Andrew Curtis
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Sunderland Hendon South Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Promenade Beach
Eryka Hurst
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Hayle Towans The Hayle Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resor...
Roger Gilbertson
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Achmelvich Beach Achmelvich Beach is situated in the county of Highland, 400 meters west of Achmelvich.
Chris Downer
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Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
Chris Downer
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Worbarrow Beach
Chris Gunns
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Port Erin Beach Port Erin Beach is located 300 meters west of Port Erin in the county of Rushen.
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Simon Carey
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Saltdean Saltdean is a village suburb to the east of Brighton, on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Between the groynes...
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Colin Vosper
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Smugglers Cove
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
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...
Keith Burroughs
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Fleetwood Fleetwood beach sits at the top end of the Fylde coastline, facing north into Morecambe Bay. The beach is mainly sand...
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