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Martin Speck
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Solent Breezes Beach
Ian Paterson
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Eastbourne Beach
Oliver Dixon 
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Beadnell Beadnell Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring three kilometres in length with...
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
Basher Eyre 
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Littlehampton Sea Road Beach
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
N Chadwick
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Charlestown Charlestown is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and shingle beach resort, approximately 290 metres wide...
Sarah Smith
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Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy beach, approxim...
Sebastian Ballard
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Christchurch Steamer Point Christchurch Steamer Point beach is located 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset.
Mat Fascione 
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Llanddona Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate Sandgate is a resort beach in the western outskirts of Folkestone, Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe...
Derek Harper
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Hallsands
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Paul Mercer
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Marloes Sands This beach offers a variety of attractions for different types of visitors. It welcomes dogs, making it a perfect spo...
Paul Hutchinson
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Elbury Cove
Philip Halling 
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Pendower Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
Patricia Steel
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Easthaven Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Ganavan Beach
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