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Tony Atkin 
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Lynmouth Lynmouth is a small resort bay on the edge of Exmoor National Park on the north coast of Devon. The bay is sheltered ...
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Beach
Philip Halling 
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Pendower Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Steve Daniels
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Colwell Bay Colwell Bay is a small resort situated on the north west coast of the Isle of Wight with panoramic views of the Solen...
Ray Beer
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Church Ope Cove Church Ope Cove is on the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered pebble beach, approximately 700 met...
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
JThomas 
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Whitley Bay
Steve Sheppard
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Nolton Haven Beach
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Richard Webb
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Kirkcaldy Seafield Beach
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Pendower is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 850 metres wide, backed by low ...
K  A 
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St Annes North Beach
Eric Jones
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Pentraeth Beach
John Webber
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Ryde West Beach
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Ian Medcalf
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Llanon Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Seagrove Seagrove is a small bay situated on the east coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring less than 1km in length, the bay s...
Paul Thomson
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Seamill Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay, Birchington The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the village of Birchington. It is a gently shelving...
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