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Richard Webb
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Strathy Bay
JHannanBriggs 
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Huttoft Beach
David Lally 
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Millendreath Millendreath beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 650 metres wide, back...
JHannanBriggs 
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Reighton Beach Reighton Beach is in North Yorkshire, 16 kilometers south east of Scarborough.
Stacey Harris 
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Lancing, Beach Green The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area. The bathing water is primar...
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach is located in Dorset 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks.
Nick Smith
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Hythe Hythe is a resort beach in the North of Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches from Folkestone down to the headland of ...
Pierre Terre
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Hillhead Beach Hillhead Beach is approximately 6 kilometers south of Fareham.
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
paul gardner
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
Ron Shirt
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Newbiggin Beach
David Dixon 
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Osborne Bay The beach is an excellent destination for individuals resembling Queen Victoria. It boasts a beautiful scenery, howev...
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Marine Lake Beach
Bob Crook
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Caister Point Caister-on-Sea is a small family beach resort and the sandy beach is backed by dunes. Caister Point beach is situated...
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
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Knab Rock Beach
Chris Gunns
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Laxey Beach
Rob Purvis 
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Sandy Bay
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