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John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Raymond Knapman 
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Morecambe South Beach
Jeff Buck 
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Barkby beach
Mike Faherty 
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Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
Richard Webb
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Whitesands
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Steve Daniels
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Meadfoot Meadfoot is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rocky beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backe...
Eugene Birchall
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Budleigh Salterton Beach Budleigh Salterton Beach is about 500 meters east of Budleigh Salterton.
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Beach
M J Richardson 
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Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
Malcolm Etherington
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Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
Maurice D Budden 
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Charlestown Beach Charlestown Beach is approximately 300 meters east of Charlestown.
David Smith 
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Newtown Creek Although it is listed as a beach, this location may not fully qualify as such. Instead, it is a popular spot for yach...
Lis Burke
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Leven East Beach
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...
Oxyman
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Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) The Mixed Pond is one of a series of ponds in the south-west corner of Hampstead Heath formed by the damming of the H...
Chris Downer
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Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is on the Dorset coast and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote shingle beach, approxi...
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