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Peter Strugnell
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St Margaret`s Bay
Row
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Cooden Beach Cooden Beach is located in East Sussex 3 kilometers south west of Bexhill-on-Sea.
DS Pugh
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Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbeor Beach Porthbeor Beach is located in Cornwall 3 kilometers south of Gerrans.
Alexey Komarov
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Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Eirian Evans
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Rhyl Beach Rhyl Beach is located in Denbighshire 700 meters north west of Rhyl.
Les Hull
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South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Robert Cuthill
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Black Pill Rock Beach Black Pill Rock Beach is in Swansea 2 kilometers north east of West Cross.
Jeremy Owen
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Freshwater West Beach This beach boasts a range of fantastic amenities, making it the perfect location for couples seeking a day out. The a...
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
Simon Carey
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Winchelsea Winchelsea is a remote beach on the western edge of Rye Bay in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, with ...
Jim Smillie
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Aberdour Black Sands Aberdour Black Sands beach is in Fife 400 meters south east of Aberdour.
Humphrey Bolton
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Burgh Island Beach Burgh Island Beach is situated about 400 meters south of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
Maigheachgheal 
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Traeth Gwyn New Quay Beach
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
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Broadhaven Beach The beach has been bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal destination for families and their furry fri...
Oliver Dixon 
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Seahouses South Beach
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