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Pauline Eccles
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Newport Slipway Beach
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
ceridwen
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Goodwick Harbour South Beach
John H Darch 
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Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Rayrigg Meadow is located on the eastern edge of Lake Windermere. The beach at Rayrigg Meadow is shallow sloping and ...
Jo Parker
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Churston Cove Churston Cove beach lies 1 kilometers north west of Brixham, Torbay.
Jim Champion
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Kimmeridge Bay Kimmeridge Bay is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote, sheltered bay of co...
Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
Crispin Purdye
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Polridmouth Beach Polridmouth Beach is located in Cornwall 1 kilometers south of Fowey.
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
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...
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Alan MurrayRust
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Colwick Country Park (West Lake) West Lake is located within the south west corner of Colwick Country Park, Nottingham formed originally from gravel w...
Michael Whitfield
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Allonby Beach Allonby Beach is in Cumbria, 200 meters west of Allonby.
Trevor Harris
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Chesil Beach Chesil Beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Portland. Dogs allowed on the seaward side from September to April.
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
Ann Harrison
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Hopeman East Beach
Rwendland
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Harwich Beacon Hill Beach
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Tom Jolliffe
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Goodrington Goodrington is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by Good...
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