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Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
philip banks
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Wallasey The bathing water is situated on the north west coast of England, just west of Liverpool. It has a wide expanse of sa...
Donald MacDonald
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Balfours Bay, Traigh Ghael Traigh Ghael is a charming stretch of sand that sits nestled amid the striking pink granite rocks of Ross of Mull on ...
David Lally 
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Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth Durley Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy bea...
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Jaywick is a small coastal village with large caravan parks to the west. The quiet and sandy beach has recently been ...
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbeor Beach Porthbeor Beach is located in Cornwall 3 kilometers south of Gerrans.
Martin Bodman
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East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
John Bayes
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Selsey The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Pagham Harbour and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. The bathing w...
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
Andy F
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Treyarnon Bay Treyarnon Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sheltered sandy bay approximately 200 metres wide, bac...
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Beach
Brian MacLennan
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Rosemarkie Beach Rosemarkie Beach is in Highland 300 meters north of Rosemarkie.
Paul McIlroy
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Kirkcaldy Linktown Beach
Dave Smethurst
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Traeth Tywyn Mawr Beach
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Peter Gordois
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Walney West Shore Beach
Tom Jolliffe
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Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach is situated 300 meters east of Bigbury-on-Sea in Devon.
Jim Champion
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Eypemouth Eypemouth is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Andrew Abbott 
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Douglas Broadway Beach
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