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Peter Church
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Robin Hood\'s Bay Robin Hood\'s Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 19 kilometers north west of Scarborough.
Walter Baxter 
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Cocklawburn Beach Cocklawburn Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Ancroft in Northumberland.
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, ...
Steve Houldsworth 
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Rockcliffe Beach Rockcliffe Beach is 100 meters south of Rockcliffe in the county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Trevor Rickard
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Whiting Bay
Lewis Clarke 
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Berrow North Beach Berrow North Beach lies 2 kilometers south east of Brean, Somerset.
Dr Neil Clifton
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Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley The bathing water site, known as ‘Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley', is located on the River Wharfe at Ilkley, close to Il...
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trevone Bay
Trish Steel
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Crantock Crantock Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall at the mouth of the Gannel Estuary. It is a sandy beach resort, appr...
Shaun Ferguson
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Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Bournemouth Boscombe Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy be...
Chris Downer
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Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
John Davies
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Holland Beach
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale Beach
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
Jeremy Bolwell 
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Pwlldu Bay Pwlldu Bay beach lies in Swansea, 2 kilometers south of Bishopston.
Roger Crowther
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The Gannel Estuary Enjoy the natural beauty of the Gannel Estuary, a tidal river that can be discovered during low tide. This estuary, o...
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...
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
Mike Faherty
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Christchurch Friar`s Cliff Christchurch Friars Cliff is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide fro...
Shirley  Millie
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Highcliffe Highcliffe is a popular resort beach on the east Dorset coast, looking out across Christchurch Bay with views of the ...
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