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Eric Jones
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Menai Bridge St Georges Pier Beach
Mike Pennington
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Aberdeen Footdee Beach Aberdeen Footdee Beach is located in Aberdeen City 1 kilometers east of Castlehill and Pittodrie.
Robin Lucas
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Aber Mawr Beach Aber Mawr Beach is approximately 3 kilometers south of Pencaer.
Derek Harper
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Shaldon Beach
Ken Craig
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West Sandwick Beach
Tom Jolliffe 
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Woolacombe Village Woolacombe is on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by...
Mike Searle 
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Worbarrow Beach
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Colwyn Bay Rhos Beach Colwyn Bay Rhos Beach is in Conwy 1 kilometers north west of Colwyn Bay.
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Jacobs Ladder is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 490 metres wide, backed by cliffs. ...
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Tony Atkin
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The Serpentine - Hyde Park The bathing area, known as the Lido, is a rectangular area about 100 metres long and 30 metres wide on the southern b...
hayley green
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Borth Beach Borth Beach lies in Ceredigion, 200 meters north west of Borth.
Peter Church 
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Sandilands
Greg Stringham
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Inverboyndie Beach
kim traynor 
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Fisherrow East Beach
Colin Vosper
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Ladram Bay
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...
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