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Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Appletree Bay
Malc McDonald 
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Worthing West Parade Beach
Tom Jolliffe
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Goodrington Goodrington is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by Good...
Dr Astrid Stilma
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Camber Camber Sands is situated at the mouth of the river Rother in Rye Bay, East Sussex. The bathing water is a wide expans...
Wendy Kirkwood
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Seilebost Beach
Ross
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Brown\'s Bay Brown\'s Bay beach is a beach in County Antrim.
Jonathan Billinger
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Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
Shirley  Millie
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Highcliffe Highcliffe is a popular resort beach on the east Dorset coast, looking out across Christchurch Bay with views of the ...
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Pendower is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 850 metres wide, backed by low ...
Patricia Steel
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Easthaven Beach
Oliver Dixon 
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Dale Beach Experience an array of amenities and activities at our breathtaking beach, which has been awarded the Blue Flag Award...
Chris J Dixon
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Towan Beach
David Smith 
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Priory Bay On a sunny day, the beach resembles an exotic island that is not easily accessible. One can either hike through the w...
Gordon Hatton
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St Columba's Bay, At the southern edge of Iona lies a secluded beach made up of beautifully coloured pebbles. It is believed to be the ...
nick macneill
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Bridlington South Beach Bridlington South Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 1.5 kilometres in length with ...
David P Howard
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East Runton East Runton beach is a rural beach with cliffs and a rocky foreshore. At low tide there is an expanse of sand. The vi...
David Martin 
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Orchard Bay This charming beach is privately owned, but is accessible to the public. However, visitors are kindly reminded to mai...
Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
OLU
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Ynyslas Beach
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