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Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
Rob Farrow
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Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
Lewis Clarke 
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Berrow North Beach Berrow North Beach lies 2 kilometers south east of Brean, Somerset.
Janet Richardson
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Bexhill Bexhill is a resort beach situated between Eastbourne and Hastings. The beach is predominantly shingle, with shallow ...
Rob  Lowe
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Swanlake Bay
Richard Webb
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Port Seton Beach Port Seton Beach is situated about 500 meters north east of Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Row
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Blundellsands Crosby Beach Blundellsands Crosby Beach is situated about 6 kilometers south west of Sefton.
Alan Bowring
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Limpert Bay
Tony Atkin
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Porthmeor Cove Porthmeor Cove beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Zennor.
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Les Hull 
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Walney West Shore Walney West Shore bathing water is a gently sloping shingle beach with a large expanse of sand exposed at low water. ...
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
JThomas 
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Cambois North Beach Cambois North Beach is approximately 4 kilometers north of Blyth.
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey\'s Bay
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
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