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Sandy B 
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Swanage North Beach
N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
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...
OLU
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Ynyslas Beach
Andrew Smith
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Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Ian Petticrew
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Blackpool Central Blackpool is a resort town on Lancashire's north west coast. Blackpool Central bathing water is sandy and flat in pro...
John Haynes 
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Dwyrain y Rhyl - Rhyl east
Colin Smith
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Rhosneigr Broad Beach Rhosneigr Broad Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 600 meters south east of Rhosneigr.
Derek Harper
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St Mary's Bay (Devon) St Mary's Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 450 metres wide, backed by cl...
Graham Horn
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Bembridge Beach
Ron Speed
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Scarborough Harbour Beach
Peter Jordan
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Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Gwen and James Anderson
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Westhaven Beach
Robert Edwards
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Clacton Beach Martello Tower Clacton is a busy seaside resort. Clacton Martello tower beach is wide, sandy and gently shelving, and backed by the ...
Richard Law
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Millendreath Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine Central Beach
Malc McDonald 
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Worthing West Parade Beach
Andrew Smith
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Montrose Beach
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Hive is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
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