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Eirian Evans
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Marine Lake
John Firth
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Douglas Central Beach
Chris Plunkett
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Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach is located in Conwy 900 meters north east of Colwyn Bay.
N Chadwick
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Charlestown Charlestown is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and shingle beach resort, approximately 290 metres wide...
Gerald England 
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Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
Dave Croker
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Llwyngwril Beach
Pam Brophy
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Combe Martin Combe Martin is a small resort, in a sheltered valley, at the western edge of Exmoor National Park on the north Devon...
Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
Gary Rogers
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Ainsdale Beach Ainsdale Beach is about 13 kilometers north west of Sefton.
William Bartlett
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Tregardock Beach
Trish Steel
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Marazion Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
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...
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Sheila Russell
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Mexico Towans Mexico Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, ...
Trevor Rickard
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New Quay Harbour Beach
Bob Jones
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 2 kilometers north of Lizard.
Trevor Hilton
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Rhoscolyn Borthwen Beach Rhoscolyn Borthwen Beach is situated about 900 meters east of Rhoscolyn.
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Humberston Fitties beach is wide and sandy and backed by dunes. There are caravan parks nearby.
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