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Anthony Foster
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Seaton Sluice Beach
Christine Matthews
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Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
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...
Chris Downer
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Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Poole Canford Cliffs Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Alan Heardman
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Moggs Eye Moggs Eye beach is also known as Huttoft beach and is a quiet rural beach. It is sandy and surrounded by dunes and un...
Derek Harper
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Whipsiderry Beach Whipsiderry Beach, nestled around the corner from Porth Beach, offers a secluded and tranquil escape for beachgoers. ...
Steve Egginton
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Martins Haven Beach
Deborah Tilley
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Druidston Haven Beach This beach has been bestowed with the Green Coast Award for its commitment to environmental preservation. You can bri...
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Rod Allday
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Mexico Towan Beach
Mick Garratt
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Marske Sands Marske Sands is a gently-sloping sandy beach fronting the town from which it takes its name. The designated bathing w...
Martin Bodman
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East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
Evelyn Simak 
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Winterton Beach
Sue Adair
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Meols Beach
David Dixon 
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Castle Beach Castle Beach is in Cornwall, 1 kilometers east of Falmouth.
Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
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 ...
David Dixon 
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Fleetwood Beach
Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
Pierre Terre
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Bude Summerleaze Beach Bude Summerleaze Beach is in Cornwall 400 meters west of Bude.
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