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Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
pam fray
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Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Eryka Hurst
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Hayle Towans The Hayle Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resor...
Chris Plunkett
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Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
Graham Taylor
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Torbay Crawley Woods Beach
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
Rob Noble
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Harbour beach
Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
John Firth
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Douglas Central Beach
DS Pugh
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Saltburn Beach
Les Hull 
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Walney West Shore Walney West Shore bathing water is a gently sloping shingle beach with a large expanse of sand exposed at low water. ...
Jaggery 
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Little Island Bay
Anne Burgess
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Ballygalley Beach Ballygalley Beach lies 100 meters north west of Ballygally, County Antrim.
Eugene Birchall
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Seaton Beach
Iain Lees 
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Sandbanks Beach Dog Exercising Area - Poole Visitors to this splendid beach are pleased to find a dedicated dog-friendly section that remains open throughout the...
Les Hull
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Annan Beach Annan Beach is in Dumfries and Galloway 2 kilometers south east of Annan.
Gordon Griffiths
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Seaham Central Beach
Rick Ryder
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Westgate West Bay
ValP
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Porthcothan Beach Porthcothan Beach is located in Cornwall 5 kilometers north west of St. Eval.
Steve Daniels 
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Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
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