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Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
John Smitten
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Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach is 1 kilometers south west of Ramsgate in the county of Kent.
Andrew Curtis
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Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
Simon Huguet
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Southport Beach
Gerald England
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Cleveleys Cleveleys is a sandy bathing water with small areas of rocks and pebbles. Groynes stretch for several kilometres up a...
Eirian Evans
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Marine Lake
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Christopher Hilton 
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Porlock Weir Porlock Bay is between Hurlestone Point and Porlock Weir in Somerset overlooking the Bristol Channel. Porlock Weir is...
Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
John Rostron
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Southend Chalkwell Chalkwell Beach is a long, narrow, sandy beach in a residential area just to the west of Southend-on-Sea town centre....
Simon Hookey
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Hastings Bulverhythe Beach
Chris Downer 
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Lulworth Cove Lulworth Cove is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a sand and pebble resort bay, ...
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Robin Lucas
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Gorran Haven Beach
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
Dylan Moore 
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The Parrog Newport Bay in Pembrokeshire boasts a charming small beach known as The Parrog. The beach features a compact car park...
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Gaddings Dam
nick macneill
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Morfa Dinlle 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...
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