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Derek Harper
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Fermain Beach
Trish Steel
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Marazion Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Paul Beaman
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St Annes St Annes is a resort beach with a small pier extending into the Irish Sea. Sand dunes run along the edge of the sandy...
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove Trevaunance Cove is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 250 metres wide...
Duncan MacDonald
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Golspie South Beach
Simon Leatherdale
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Traigh Mor The East side of Iona is home to the sprawling Big Beach – a picturesque white sand beach that offers spectacular vie...
Row 
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Burnham Overy Staithe beach
Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
Chris Gunns
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Eastney Beach
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
wfmillar
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Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan South Beach is situated about 800 meters east of Ardrossan.
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Rod Allday
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Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Porth Trecastle Beach Porth Trecastle Beach is situated 3 kilometers west of Aberffraw in Isle of Anglesey.
OLU
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Yarmouth Beach
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Helwell Bay
ceridwen
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Goodwick Sands
Trevor Rickard
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Shipload Bay
Darren Rosson
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Trevone Bay Trevone Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 170 metres wide, in a...
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
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