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Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
Eric Jones
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Cemaes Beach Cemaes Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 500 meters north east of Cemaes.
Alan Bowring
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Limpert Bay
bunberyist
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Maenporth Beach
Eric Jones
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Pontllyfni Beach Pontllyfni Beach lies 3 kilometers north west of Clynnog, Gwynedd.
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
Andrew Smith
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Montrose Beach
Rwendland
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Harwich Beacon Hill Beach
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
Ron Strutt
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St Mary's Bay (Kent) St. Mary's Bay is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay st...
JThomas
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Sandend Bay
Pauline Burden
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Brean Brean is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and mud beach resort, approximately 2.7 ...
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Beach
Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
DS Pugh
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Sheringham Beach
Philip Halling 
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Sugary Cove
Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
Alex McGregor 
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Middleton-on-sea The bathing water is on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the village of Middleton-on-Sea. The upper beach,...
David Lally
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The Bar
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
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