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Colin Babb
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Bognor Regis East The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Bognor Regis. The beac...
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Chris Downer 
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Saundersfoot Glen Beach
Anne Burgess 
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Knockvologan Beach Located in Fionnphort, Knockvologan Beach can be accessed by taking the road to Knockvologan Farm which is 3 miles aw...
Gordon Hatton
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St Columba's Bay, At the southern edge of Iona lies a secluded beach made up of beautifully coloured pebbles. It is believed to be the ...
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
David Dixon 
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Southport Southport is a sandy beach located at the northern end of the Sefton coastline. It has a very shallow gradient with ...
Ian Rushin
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Pevensey Bay Pevensey Bay is a resort beach on the Sussex coast between Eastbourne and Hastings. The small town of Pevensey backs ...
OLU
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Clarach North Beach Clarach North Beach is located in Ceredigion 100 meters west of Clarach.
Mike Dodman
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Porthoustock Porthoustack is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble beach, approximately 240 metres wide, backed by...
Stephen McKay
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Poppit West Beach The beach is bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it a prime family-friendly destination that extends a warm wel...
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Beach
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
Pierre Terre
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Norton Beach
Andrew Hackney 
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Loch Linnhe Beach
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
Mike Fuller
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Scarborough North Bay
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