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Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Stephen McKay
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Aberporth Beach Aberporth Beach is situated 100 meters north east of Aberporth in Ceredigion.
Richard Webb
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Seton Sands
Nigel Cox
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Margate Palm Bay
Mick Lobb
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Port Eynon Bay Port Eynon Bay beach is approximately 600 meters south east of Port Eynon.
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove Hope Cove is on the South coast of Devon. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately 370 metres wide, surround...
Ray Stanton
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Eastoke The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Phillip Perry
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Leysdown Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Croyde Bay Croyde Bay is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 670 metres wide, backed with dun...
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
Roger W Haworth
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Tal-y-bont Beach
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sandymere Beach
Dot Potter
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Gronant Dunes Beach
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Ian Greig 
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Penmaenmawr Beach
Nilfanion
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Porth Joke Beach Polly Joke Beach, situated in the western part of Newquay, is a hidden gem that lies within a charming and narrow cov...
DS Pugh
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Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
Mike Fuller
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Scarborough North Bay
Penny Mayes
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Leysdown Leysdown is a traditional resort beach on the Isle of Sheppey. The gently sloping beach is mostly sandy, with some sh...
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