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Paul Beaman
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St Annes St Annes is a resort beach with a small pier extending into the Irish Sea. Sand dunes run along the edge of the sandy...
Nigel Chadwick
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Walpole Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
Albert Bridge
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Cranfield Beach Cranfield Beach is a beach in County Down.
Oliver Dixon
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Sandyhills Beach
Colin Babb
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Bognor Regis East The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Bognor Regis. The beac...
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine East Beach
hayley green
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Tynemouth Long Sands South Tynemouth Long Sands South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Tony Atkin 
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Northcott Mouth Beach
Ian Balcombe
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Keiss Beach
Julian P Guffogg
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Hastings Fairlight Glen Beach
Richard Croft
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Clovelly Beach Clovelly Beach is located in Devon 800 meters north of Clovelly.
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Walney Biggar Bank bathing water is the most southerly of the three beaches on Walney Island. The beach is made up of...
Charles Leventon
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Pembrey Beach
Andrew Hackney 
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Loch Linnhe Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sidmouth Town Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
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Peel Beach
Tom Pennington
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Manorbier Beach Manorbier Beach has been honored with the Green Coast Award for its pristine, eco-conscious environment. It is a fami...
Paul McIlroy
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Northcott Mouth Northcott Mouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small rocky beach, approximately 350 metres wide, with a s...
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