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Steve Daniels 
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Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Evelyn Simak
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Sea Palling Sea Palling is a small coastal hamlet and has a wide sandy beach with a series of shallow bays formed by man-made ree...
Jon Wornham
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Garwick Beach
Anne Burgess
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Findochty Beach
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Martin Bodman
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Soar Mill Cove
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone North Thurlestone North is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Sarah Smith
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Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy beach, approxim...
Robin Webster
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Lancing Green Beach
Peter Church
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Withernsea Beach
Trish Steel
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Christchurch Avon Beach Christchurch Avon Beach is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide from ...
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Paul Glazzard
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Flamborough South Landing Beach
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
Alexander P Kapp 
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Aldingham Beach Aldingham Beach is located 3 kilometers north west of Aldingham in the county of Cumbria.
Tim Green from Bradford
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Swanpool Beach
Phil Williams
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Challaborough Challaborough is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, surrounded b...
Korentin
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Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
Nigel Callaghan
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Morfa Bychan Holiday Park Beach
Walter Baxter 
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Cocklawburn Beach Cocklawburn Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Ancroft in Northumberland.
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