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Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a small pebbled cove, approximately 500 metres wide, nea...
Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Ian Medcalf
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Llanon Beach
Michael Graham
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Heysham Sands Heysham Sands beach is located 600 meters west of Heysham in the county of Lancashire.
wfmillar
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Kilchattan Bay
DS Pugh
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Seaton Carew Centre Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew Centre Beach is part of an extens...
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
Alexander P Kapp
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Skinburness Beach
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
peter robinson
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Newbiggin Moor Beach
Mary and Angus Hogg
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Croy Beach
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
Bob Embleton
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Wherry Town Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Les Hull 
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Dunure Beach
Graham Taylor
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Mount Bay One can embark on a picturesque and adventurous stroll along a precarious clifftop path, ultimately leading to a chal...
Dara Jasumani
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Westdale Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthtowan Porthtowan is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 370 metres wide, backed by cl...
Geoff Welding
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Porth Porth Beach, located between Lusty Glaze and Watergate Bay beaches in Cornwall, is a picturesque cove that faces west...
Richard Webb
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Whitesands
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