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Peter Thornton
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Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
Chris Andrews 
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Lamorna Cove
Malcolm Etherington
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Charmouth East Beach Charmouth East Beach is about 800 meters east of Charmouth. Dogs welcome all year round.
Michael HillKing
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Samson
Eric Jones
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Lleiniog Penmon Beach
Bob Ford
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Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Plymouth Hoe West is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
philip banks
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Wallasey The bathing water is situated on the north west coast of England, just west of Liverpool. It has a wide expanse of sa...
Andy Potter
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Littlehampton The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Littlehampton Harbour. The bathing...
Mike Fuller
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Scarborough North Bay
Anne Burgess 
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Beaches on Iona Port Ban Located on the west coast of Iona, this beach cove boasts unparalleled beauty that is sure to impress any visitor. It...
Bob Jones
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Aldeburgh Beach Aldeburgh Beach lies 200 meters north of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Footprints
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Beachlands West The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Stephen Horncastle
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Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
Penny Mayes
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Leysdown Leysdown is a traditional resort beach on the Isle of Sheppey. The gently sloping beach is mostly sandy, with some sh...
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Beach
Steve  F
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Sunderland Roker Beach
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