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Bob Jenkins
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Blackpool South Beach Blackpool South Beach is situated in the county of Blackpool, 3 kilometers south of Blackpool.
Gordon Griffiths
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Seaham Central Beach
Robin Drayton 
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Traeth Llyfn Beach
David Long
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Fistral South Fistral South bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Anne Burgess
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Cullen Bay
Ben Gamble
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Frensham Great Pond The designated bathing area is situated on Frensham Great Pond's northern edge. Bathing is restricted to a marked san...
Chris Downer 
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Poole Branksome Chine Poole Branksome Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach ...
Chris Gunns 
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Port St. Mary Beach Port St. Mary Beach is located in Rushen 200 meters north east of Port Saint Mary.
Gordon Hatton 
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Ardalanish Beach The beach is perfectly stunning, and on a bright day, one could easily mistake it for a beach in Barbados. To reach t...
Roger W Haworth
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Tal-y-bont Beach
Eugene Birchall
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Seaton Beach
Stephen Dawson
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Dawlish Coryton Cove Dawlish Coryton Cove is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy cove, approximately 200 metres wide, backed...
Richard Webb
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Whitesands
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Herne Bay Central Beach Herne Bay Central Beach is approximately 800 meters west of Herne Bay.
Tony Atkin
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Porthmeor Cove Porthmeor Cove beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Zennor.
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Lewis Clarke 
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Scratchell's Bay There is a secluded beach located near the Needles that is only accessible by boat or expert knowledge of the area. T...
William Bartlett
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Tregardock Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
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