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Chris Gunns
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Duporth Duporth is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach, approximately 450 metres wide, backed...
Nigel Chadwick
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Hampton Pier East Beach
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Peter Church
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Singing Sands
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...
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Frinton is a quiet family resort. The beach is gently shelving and sandy. The beach is backed by the promenade and sl...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Hollicombe Beach
Alan Swain
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Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
DS Pugh
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Llandanwg Beach
Andy Radcliffe
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Kirk Michael Beach
Chris Downer
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Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
Chris Downer
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Seatown Seatown is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by cliffs. T...
Nick R
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Cromarty Beach
Robin Webster 
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Bexhill Beach Bexhill Beach lies 700 meters south east of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Eugene Birchall
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Seaton Beach
Diane Sambrook
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Mouthwell Sands
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