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Bob Jones
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Rosehearty Beach Rosehearty Beach is located 200 meters north east of Rosehearty in the county of Aberdeenshire.
Bob Jenkins
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Pilling Sands
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Gavin Tyte
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Lepe Lepe beach, part of Lepe Country Park, is on the Hampshire coast with views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The...
Steve Daniels 
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Crinnis Beach
Chris Allen 
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Teignmouth Back Beach
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Beach
Graham Horn
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Chilton Chine Located near Isle of Wight Pearl, visitors can enjoy a peaceful stroll down to the beach with the added benefit of fr...
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Alan Heardman
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Anderby Anderby beach is a quiet beach between Skegness and Mablethorpe. It is a sandy beach with dunes. Anderby Beach is in ...
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.
Trish Steel
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Marazion Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Ruby Bay
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Oliver Dixon
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Sandyhills Beach
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
paul gardner
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
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