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Bob Parkes
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East Wittering Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
pam fray
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Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Roger W Haworth
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Tal-y-bont Beach
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Michael Whitfield
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Allonby Beach Allonby Beach is in Cumbria, 200 meters west of Allonby.
Iain Lees
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Fishermans Haven Beach
JThomas
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Fraisthorpe Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Stonehaven Cowie Beach
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Beach
Dave Bevis
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Redcar Coatham Beach Redcar Coatham Beach is located 900 meters west of Redcar in the county of Redcar and Cleveland.
Jaggery 
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Weymouth Beach dog exercising area This establishment is operational throughout the year.
John Haynes 
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Dwyrain y Rhyl - Rhyl east
Tony Atkin
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Par Sands Par Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, back...
nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Eric Jones
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Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK
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Poole Harbour Lake Poole Harbour Lake is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a quiet sand and mud beach, approximately 340 metre...
Eirian Evans
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Rhyl Beach Rhyl Beach is located in Denbighshire 700 meters north west of Rhyl.
Peter Smyly
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Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) The Men's Pond is a former reservoir situated on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach, but there is...
Alan MurrayRust
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Colwick Country Park (West Lake) West Lake is located within the south west corner of Colwick Country Park, Nottingham formed originally from gravel w...
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