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Pauline Eccles
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Newport Slipway Beach
Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Lake Beach Poole Harbour Lake Beach is situated in the county of Dorset, 1 kilometers south west of Turlin Moor.
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Mike Pennington
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Seahouses North Beach
Nigel Cox
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Margate Palm Bay
Betty Longbottom
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Blackpool North Beach Blackpool North Beach lies 600 meters north west of Blackpool, Blackpool.
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
Pam Goodey
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East Quantoxhead Beach
Mick Lobb
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Port Eynon Bay Port Eynon Bay beach is approximately 600 meters south east of Port Eynon.
hayley green
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Borth Beach Borth Beach lies in Ceredigion, 200 meters north west of Borth.
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
Peter Smyly
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Windermere, Millerground Landing The beach at Millerground in Lake Windermere is very shallow sloping. It is made up of gravel with larger rocks towar...
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Charmouth West Charmouth West is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle and sand beach resort, approximately 680 metres wi...
Dr Neil Clifton
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Peel Beach
Tim
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Gwithian Beach
Derek Harper 
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Torre Abbey Torre Abbey is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wid...
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno North Shore Beach
Trish Steel
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Marazion Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
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