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Paul Hutchinson
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Elbury Cove
Perry Dark
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St Bees Beach
Richard Webb
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Seton Sands
Lewis Clarke 
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Sandy Bay Sandy Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 400 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Beach
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Rod Allday 
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Felpham Beach
Chris Carlson
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Warkworth Warkworth Beach is a remote beach situated on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated area of the long...
Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
tormentor
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Longniddry Beach
wfmillar
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Troon North Beach
Simon Carey
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Norman`s Bay Norman's Bay is a remote beach between Eastbourne and Hasting in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, wit...
Colin Vosper
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Ladram Bay
Sarah Charlesworth
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Dunnet Bay
Tim Marchant
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Felixstowe South Felixstowe is a resort town but is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
JThomas 
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Whitley Bay
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
DS Pugh
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Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
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