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Mel Stevens
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Eastney The bathing water is situated in the southeast corner of Portsea Island which is part of the city of Portsmouth. The ...
Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Frinton is a quiet family resort. The beach is gently shelving and sandy. The beach is backed by the promenade and sl...
Roger Smith
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Sunderland Seaburn Beach
Alan Harris
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Kidwelly Beach
Pauline Eccles
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The Cwm Nestled within a secluded area lies The Cwm, a charming beach that boasts a unique and rustic touch with a disused li...
Kenneth  Allen 
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Carnlough Beach Carnlough Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 500 meters south of Carnlough.
Peter Gordois
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Walney West Shore Beach
Gary Rogers
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Gullane Beach
Ken Ballinger
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Praa Sands East Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
georama
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La Haule Beach
Eric Jones
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Pontllyfni Beach Pontllyfni Beach lies 3 kilometers north west of Clynnog, Gwynedd.
Alan Fryer
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Machroes Beach
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Hive is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Anne Burgess
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Balmedie Beach Balmedie Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north east of Balmedie.
SMJ 
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Portmellon Portmellon is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 150 metres wide, backed by hi...
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Stacey Harris
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Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
wfmillar
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Kilchattan Bay
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