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Kevin Gordon
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Seaford Bay Beach
Jim Champion
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Eypemouth Eypemouth is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
Oliver Dixon 
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Beadnell Beadnell Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring three kilometres in length with...
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Antonia
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Seaton Sluice Seaton Sluice Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach backed by dunes. It is the southernmost bathing beach of N...
Steve Daniels 
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Bembridge Bembridge Beach is situated on the east tip of the Isle of Wight beside the Lifeboat Pier. The sandy beach faces east...
Wesley Trevor Johnston 
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Kessingland Beach
Terry Johnson
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Seaham Beach Seaham Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in length. ...
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
Chris Gunns
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Duporth Duporth is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach, approximately 450 metres wide, backed...
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Slip Beach
Iain Lees 
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Sandbanks Beach Dog Exercising Area - Poole Visitors to this splendid beach are pleased to find a dedicated dog-friendly section that remains open throughout the...
Simon Carey
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St Leonards St. Leonards is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, wi...
Chris Allen 
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Teignmouth Back Beach
Phil Williams
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Porth Dafarch Beach Porth Dafarch Beach is 3 kilometers west of Trearddur in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
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