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Gavin Tyte
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Lepe Lepe beach, part of Lepe Country Park, is on the Hampshire coast with views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The...
colin grice
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Sandsend Sandsend Beach is a rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately one kilometre in length with a g...
Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK
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Poole Harbour Lake Poole Harbour Lake is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a quiet sand and mud beach, approximately 340 metre...
Steve Daniels 
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Barry Watch House Bay Barry Watch House Bay beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south of Barry.
Les Hull
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Cambois South Beach Cambois South Beach lies 3 kilometers north of Blyth, Northumberland.
Tony Atkin
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Par Sands Par Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, back...
Wendy Kirkwood
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Seilebost Beach
Sue Adair
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West Kirby Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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Aberafan Beach Aberafan Beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Port Talbot.
Jo Parker
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Churston Cove Churston Cove beach lies 1 kilometers north west of Brixham, Torbay.
Peter Watkins
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Cotswold Country Park and Beach The bathing water is in Keynes Lake 32 in the Cotswolds Water Park near Somerford Keynes. The beach is 140 metres lon...
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
Simon Carey
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Hove Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Hove beach is west of the di...
Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone North Thurlestone North is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Chris Downer
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Christchurch Mudeford Quay Beach Christchurch Mudeford Quay Beach is in Dorset, 7 kilometers east of Christchurch.
Christine Matthews
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Brighton Central Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Central beach is we...
Simon Carey
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Ryde Springvale Beach
Kenneth  Allen 
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Portrush West Strand Beach Portrush West Strand Beach is situated 300 meters south of Portrush in County Antrim.
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