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Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay Bracklesham Bay beach is 200 meters south of Bracklesham in the county of West Sussex.
Rob Purvis
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St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
Phil Williams
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Challaborough Challaborough is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, surrounded b...
Simon Huguet
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Portreath Portreath is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 520 metres wide, ba...
Tiia Monto
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Swansea County Hall Beach
Paul Hutchinson
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Maidencombe Maidencombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed by ...
Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
Tony Atkin
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Porthleven Sands Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shin...
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Mike Pennington
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Ainsdale The bathing water is a resort beach on the Sefton coastline in North West England. Ainsdale beach has a large expanse...
Bob Jones
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Carradale Beach Carradale Beach is approximately 400 meters north of Carradale.
Paul Glazzard
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Skipsea Beach
Chris Downer
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Seatown Seatown is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by cliffs. T...
JThomas 
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Whitley Bay
Eirian Evans
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Marine Lake
Dave Marley
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Gairloch Beach
Fossick OU
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Peter\'s Point
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Rwendland
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Harwich Beacon Hill Beach
Chris Shaw
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Deganwy North Beach
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