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Darren Rosson
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Trevone Bay Trevone Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 170 metres wide, in a...
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
Stephen Dawson
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Daymer Bay
Peter S 
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Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
Garry Bye
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Nanjizal Beach
mattbuck category
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Windermere, Lakeside YMCA Windermere Lakeside YMCA bathing water is on the western edge of the lake in the south basin. It is a shallow sloping...
Alan Sillitoe
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Arnside Beach Arnside Beach is situated about 1 kilometers north of Arnside.
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
Dr Duncan Pepper
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Broadstairs Viking Bay Broadstairs Viking Bay beach is situated about 200 meters east of Broadstairs.
MJ Reilly
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Walton Walton is a popular resort with the second longest pier in Britain. The beach is sandy and backed by the promenade wh...
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
gareth
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Llantwit Major Beach
Rob Purvis 
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Sandy Bay
Tom Jolliffe
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Sedgwell Cove
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...
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Beach
Shaun Butler
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Sandy Haven Beach
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