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Andrew Curtis
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Druridge Bay North Duridge Bay North Beach is a remote bathing water on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated bathing w...
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trevone Bay
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
Julieanne Savage
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Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Humphrey Bolton
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Aberaeron Harbour Beach Aberaeron Harbour Beach is about 300 meters west of Aberaeron.
Bob Embleton
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Cushendall Beach
Philip Halling 
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Cogden Beach Throughout the year, canines are welcome at our establishment without any restrictions.
Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
Alex McGregor 
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Cresswell Beach Cresswell Beach lies 400 meters north west of Cresswell, Northumberland.
dinglefoot
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Woodside Bay This particular beach boasts a mixture of pebbles and sand, and is surrounded by a lush woodland. It is primarily fre...
pam fray
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West Beach, Whitstable West Beach is situated at Whitstable on the North Kent coast. The gently sloping shingle beach is intersected by wood...
John Haynes 
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Dwyrain y Rhyl - Rhyl east
Trevor Rickard
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Rhossili South Beach Rhossili South Beach is in Swansea, 500 meters west of Rhossili.
Alex McGregor 
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Redgate Beach Redgate Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Torquay.
Simon Carey
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Dymchurch Beach
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
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