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Peter S 
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Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
jolmartyn
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Silverknowes Beach
Robin Webster 
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Bexhill Beach Bexhill Beach lies 700 meters south east of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Les Hull
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Cambois South Beach Cambois South Beach lies 3 kilometers north of Blyth, Northumberland.
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Pam Goodey
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East Quantoxhead Beach
Basher Eyre
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Dunster South East Beach
Graham Horn
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Watcombe Bay Watcombe Bay is a secluded beach that can only be reached through boat or kayak, or by abseiling down from the surrou...
Chris Downer 
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Reeth Bay This serene beach lies in a remote location and boasts quaint boats and a rugged seawall. The beach is bordered by de...
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Nigel Chadwick
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Exmouth Exmouth is on the south coast of Devon at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximate...
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth East Cliff Beach Bournemouth East Cliff Beach is situated about 6 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
Mike Faherty
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Milford-on-sea Beach
Mike Searle 
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Worbarrow Beach
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
ceridwen
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Pwllgwaelod Beach Pwllgwaelod Beach is about 1 kilometers north west of Dinas Cross.
Colin Smith
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Kinghorn Harbour Beach
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