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Christine Matthews
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Cromer Cromer is a popular resort on the North Norfolk coast. The beach has a promenade behind and the town on low cliffs ab...
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno North Shore Beach
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
Chris Gunns
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Saint\'s Bay
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Eric Jones
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Newcastle Beach
Basher Eyre 
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Littlehampton Sea Road Beach
David Smith 
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
Paul Gillett
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Southwick The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Shoreham Harbour. The beach is on a thin...
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.
Evelyn Simak
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Cley Beach Cley Beach is located in Norfolk 1 kilometers north of Cley next the Sea.
Richard Croft
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Clovelly Beach Clovelly Beach is located in Devon 800 meters north of Clovelly.
Tony Atkin
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Porthleven Sands Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shin...
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
Lisa Jarvis
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St Abbs Beach
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Dave Pyper
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Porthcurno Porthcurno is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 130 metres wide, set in a pict...
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
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