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Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Highcliffe Castle Christchurch Highcliffe Castle is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Dave Pyper
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Porthcurno Porthcurno is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 130 metres wide, set in a pict...
Mike Searle 
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Worbarrow Beach
David Long
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Eastbourne Eastbourne beach is a resort beach situated between the chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and Eastbourne Pier. The beach is...
Bob Parkes
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East Wittering Beach
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
JThomas 
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Whitley Bay
Wesley Trevor Johnston 
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Kessingland Beach
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Chris Andrews 
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Lamorna Cove
David Dixon 
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Southport Southport is a sandy beach located at the northern end of the Sefton coastline. It has a very shallow gradient with ...
Philip Pankhurst
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Runswick Bay Runswick Bay Beach is a rural beach situated on the north Yorkshire coast. It lies within a sheltered sandy bay. The...
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Bob Jones
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Carradale Beach Carradale Beach is approximately 400 meters north of Carradale.
Mike Faherty 
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Bournemouth Southbourne Bournemouth Southbourne forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and s...
Steve Daniels 
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Fistral North Fistral North bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Simon Carey
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Winchelsea Winchelsea is a remote beach on the western edge of Rye Bay in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, with ...
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