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Sue Adair
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West Kirby Beach
David Anstiss 
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Sandwich Bay Sandwich Bay is a rural beach on the East coast of Kent about 5 km south of Ramsgate. The steep shingle beach is towa...
Crispin Purdye
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Row Cove Row Cove beach is about 2 kilometers south east of Newton and Noss.
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbeor Beach Porthbeor Beach is located in Cornwall 3 kilometers south of Gerrans.
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Phil Thirkell
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Tynemouth Short Sands
andrew auger
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Bowleaze Cove Bowleaze Cove is just east Weymouth on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately one kilo...
James Denham 
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Eyemouth Beach
Rod Allday 
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Gwynver Gwynver Beach is approximately 3 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a secluded sandy beach, approxi...
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay
Dr Duncan Pepper
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Broadstairs Viking Bay Broadstairs Viking Bay beach is situated about 200 meters east of Broadstairs.
Trevor Rickard
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Whiting Bay
Tom Jolliffe 
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Meadfoot Beach
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Chris J Dixon
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Rock Beach Rock Beach is in Cornwall 900 meters south west of Rock.
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
Alex McGregor 
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Cresswell Beach Cresswell Beach lies 400 meters north west of Cresswell, Northumberland.
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
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Snettisham Beach
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