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Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
Iain Lees 
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Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach with occasional rocky outcrops in the inter-tidal area. The ...
Nigel Homer
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Porthcawl Trecco Bay Porthcawl Trecco Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 2 kilometers east of Porthcawl.
Tim Marchant
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Felixstowe South Felixstowe is a resort town but is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
Colin Smith
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Collieston Beach Collieston Beach is situated about 200 meters south east of Collieston.
Chris Carlson
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Warkworth Beach
Paul Gillett 
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Littlehampton Coastguard Station Beach
Duncan MacDonald
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Golspie South Beach
Dave Bevis
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Redcar Coatham Beach Redcar Coatham Beach is located 900 meters west of Redcar in the county of Redcar and Cleveland.
Mick Lobb
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Jackson\'s Bay
Bob Jones
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Rinsey Head Beach Rinsey Head Beach is situated about 3 kilometers south west of Breage.
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Wendy Kirkwood
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Seilebost Beach
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
Peter Conroy
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Cwmtydu Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope East Beach
Andrew Hackney 
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Loch Linnhe Beach
Andrew Smith
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Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Ben Gamble
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Frensham Great Pond The designated bathing area is situated on Frensham Great Pond's northern edge. Bathing is restricted to a marked san...
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