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Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
Mike Faherty 
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Bournemouth Southbourne Bournemouth Southbourne forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and s...
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
John Myers
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Thorney Bay
Duncan MacDonald
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Golspie South Beach
Peter Church
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Singing Sands
Paul Glazzard
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Skipsea Beach
DS Pugh
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Sheringham Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay, Birchington The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the village of Birchington. It is a gently shelving...
Maigheachgheal 
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Traeth Gwyn New Quay Beach
JThomas
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Danes Dyke, Flamborough Danes Dyke, is a small rural chalk cobbled beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is at the southern end of Danes ...
Stephen McKay
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Mortehoe Rockham Bay
Simon Carey
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Hove West Beach
Philip Halling
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Sandymouth Sandymouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by pebble...
Steve Daniels 
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Whitecliff Bay At the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, Whitecliffe Bay is famous for the well-exposed sedimentary rock sequence whi...
Richard Croft
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Clovelly Beach Clovelly Beach is located in Devon 800 meters north of Clovelly.
Michael Beckwith
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Cleveleys Beach Cleveleys Beach is located 3 kilometers west of Cleveleys in the county of Lancashire.
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Colin Babb
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St Helens St Helens is a small bay situated on the east coast of the Isle of Wight at the mouth of Bembridge Harbour. Measuring...
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