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Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay, Birchington The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the village of Birchington. It is a gently shelving...
mattbuck category
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Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone) Shoalstone is at Brixham on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, ne...
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone Leasfoot Beach
Anne Burgess 
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St Davids Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sidmouth Town Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Whiting Bay
Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea Beach
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
Michael Jagger
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Margate The Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast adjacent to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving ...
Ross
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Groomsport Beach
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Anne Burgess
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Findochty Beach
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
Richard Webb
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Kirkcaldy Seafield Beach
Mark Pilbeam
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Watershoot Bay The secluded rocky beach can be found by traversing a complex network of footpaths from Old Blackgang Road Car Park, ...
Steve Daniels
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Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe Combesgate Beach is separated by cliffs from the main Woolacombe resort beach on the north coast of Devon. It is a sa...
bunberyist
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Maenporth Maenporth is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 200 metres wide, su...
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
wfmillar
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Turnberry Beach
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