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Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Cockle Shore Beach
Roger W Haworth
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St Annes North The bathing water is extremely flat in profile and sandy with up to 300 metres of sand exposed at low tide. Sand dune...
Mike Pennington
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Portobello West Beach Portobello West Beach is 700 meters north west of Portobello in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Mike Faherty
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Milford-on-sea Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Crinnis Beach Crinnis beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 760 metres wide, backed by...
Steve Daniels 
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Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Basher Eyre 
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Hillhead The bathing water is a gently shelving beach which faces south-west, across the end of Southampton Water and the Sole...
Chris Gunns 
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Port St. Mary Beach Port St. Mary Beach is located in Rushen 200 meters north east of Port Saint Mary.
Ron Strutt
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St Mary\'s Bay
Sarah Charlesworth
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Porthmeor Porthmeor is the main tourist beach in St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximat...
Rod Allday
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Chapel Porth Beach Chapel Porth Beach is 3 kilometers west of St. Agnes in the county of Cornwall.
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Ewan Stevenson
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Looe Hannafore Beach
derek menzies
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Portpatrick Beach Portpatrick Beach is situated 300 meters south west of Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway.
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
Graham Hogg 
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Bay at the back of the Ocean Nestled at the southern end of the road lies a spectacular beach adorned with shimmering white sand and shells, affec...
Simon Carey
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Beachlands West Beach Beachlands West Beach is 6 kilometers south of Havant in the county of Hampshire.
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