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Basher Eyre 
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Freshwater Bay On one side of this coastal area, there is a stony beach while the other side boasts a sandier patch that emerges dur...
Steve Daniels 
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Fistral North Fistral North bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
David Radcliffe
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Port Lewaigue Beach Port Lewaigue Beach is approximately 3 kilometers west of Maughold.
Ruth Sharville 
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Aberafan Beach Aberafan Beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Port Talbot.
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
Rod Allday
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Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Matt Rosser
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Llanstephan Beach
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Wiseman\'s Bridge Beach The beach boasts a plethora of fantastic features that make it an ideal destination for a day out. Firstly, it has be...
Richard Webb
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Seton Sands
Jim Champion
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Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach is situated 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in Dorset.
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
Oast House Archive
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Pevensey Bay
Anne Burgess 
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Traeth Lligwy Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Herne Bay Central Beach Herne Bay Central Beach is approximately 800 meters west of Herne Bay.
Nick Smith 
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Southsea East Beach
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
Alan Bowring
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St. Marys Well Bay
Pam Brophy
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Tintagel Beach
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Beach
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