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Simon Carey
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Hove West Beach
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
L Willetts
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Leonards Cove
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Minster Leas bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The long sand and shingle beach is g...
Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
Linda Bailey
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Broughton Bay Broughton Bay beach is 2 kilometers north west of Llangennith in the county of Swansea.
Richard Webb 
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Spittal Quay Beach
Dennis Turner
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Tenby North Beach The beach boasts several attractive features, including the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal spot for families and...
Jon Coupland
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Bossiney Haven Beach Bossiney Haven Beach is located 1 kilometers north east of Tintagel in the county of Cornwall.
Peter Evans 
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Rhossili Bay
Mark Gadsby
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Chapel St Leonards Chapel St Leonards is a popular village resort beach just along the coast from Ingoldmells and Skegness. The sandy be...
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Simon Carey
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Brighton Kemptown Beach
Rob Purvis
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St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Frinton is a quiet family resort. The beach is gently shelving and sandy. The beach is backed by the promenade and sl...
Jaggery 
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Little Island Bay
Christine Matthews
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Brighton Central Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Central beach is we...
John McLeish
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Millport Bay
Julieanne Savage
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Southend Three Shells Beach
JHannanBriggs 
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Reighton Beach Reighton Beach is in North Yorkshire, 16 kilometers south east of Scarborough.
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