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Steve Daniels
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Pagham The bathing water is situated on the south coast just north of Pagham Harbour in West Sussex. The bathing water faces...
Derek Harper
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Torre Abbey Beach
Oast House Archive
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Folkestone Folkestone bathing water is a resort beach in Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe Bay, which stretches...
Paul Glazzard
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Skipsea Beach
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
David Brown
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Gruinard Beach
Ian Capper
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Hemsby Hemsby is a popular resort with a wide sandy beach and is backed by dunes. Hemsby Beach is approximately 10 kilometer...
Simon Leatherdale
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Traigh Mor The East side of Iona is home to the sprawling Big Beach – a picturesque white sand beach that offers spectacular vie...
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Promenade Beach
Linda Bailey
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Broughton Bay Broughton Bay beach is 2 kilometers north west of Llangennith in the county of Swansea.
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
David Radcliffe
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Port Lewaigue Beach Port Lewaigue Beach is approximately 3 kilometers west of Maughold.
Chris Downer
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Worbarrow Beach
Martin Bodman
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East Looe Beach
Simon Huguet
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Portreath Portreath is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 520 metres wide, ba...
Nigel Chadwick
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Bossington Beach
Simon Carey
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St Leonards St. Leonards is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, wi...
Kevin Gordon
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Littlehampton Promenade Beach
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