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Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Chris Plunkett
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Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach is located in Conwy 900 meters north east of Colwyn Bay.
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
Row
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Little Perhaver Beach
Iain Lees 
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Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach with occasional rocky outcrops in the inter-tidal area. The ...
Derek Harper
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Strete Gate Beach
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Chris Downer
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Durdle Door West Durdle Door West is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
Mike Faherty
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Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk Bournemouth Fishermans Walk forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy ...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Walney Biggar Bank bathing water is the most southerly of the three beaches on Walney Island. The beach is made up of...
Colin Vosper
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Ladram Bay
Richard Webb
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North Berwick Milsey Bay
Alex McGregor 
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Workington Beach
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...
Derek Harper
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Mevagissey Beach
Pierre Terre
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Hillhead Beach Hillhead Beach is approximately 6 kilometers south of Fareham.
roger geach
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Lantic Bay
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
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