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Eric Jones 
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Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
Colin Park
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Hemmick Beach Hemmick Beach is located 2 kilometers south of St. Goran in the county of Cornwall.
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...
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
OLU
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Aberystwyth South Beach Aberystwyth South Beach is approximately 600 meters south west of Aberystwyth.
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Beach - Burton Bradstock Visitors are welcome to bring their dogs to the front of the cliffs throughout the entire year. However, it is import...
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Grant Sherman
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Westward Ho! Westward Ho! is south of the Taw/Torridge Estuary on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, appr...
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
Paul Gillett
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Southwick The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Shoreham Harbour. The beach is on a thin...
Alan Sillitoe
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Arnside Beach Arnside Beach is situated about 1 kilometers north of Arnside.
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
John Haynes 
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Dwyrain y Rhyl - Rhyl east
Robert Cuthill
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Black Pill Rock Beach Black Pill Rock Beach is in Swansea 2 kilometers north east of West Cross.
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
Jim Champion
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Vault Beach Vault Beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and shingle beach, approximately 730 metres wide, ...
Trevor Rickard
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Roker - Sunderland Roker Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach approximately 1.5 kilometres in length which lies immediately nort...
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale Beach
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