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Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
Roger W Haworth
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St Annes North The bathing water is extremely flat in profile and sandy with up to 300 metres of sand exposed at low tide. Sand dune...
Des Colhoun
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Lossiemouth East Beach
Chris Downer 
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Branksome Dene Beach - Bournemouth Dogs are welcome at this beach throughout the year.
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
nick macneill
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Morfa Dinlle Beach
Peter Evans 
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Rhossili Bay
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Wembury Beach
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove Hope Cove is on the South coast of Devon. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately 370 metres wide, surround...
Oast House Archive
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Pevensey Bay
Simon Carey
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Newhaven Central Beach
georama
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Bonne Nuit Beach Bonne Nuit Beach lies 1 kilometers north east of St. John, Jersey.
Tony Maguire
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Mill Bay
Eric Jones
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Trefor Beach
Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
Stacey Harris 
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Lancing, Beach Green The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area. The bathing water is primar...
OLU
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Aberaeron South Beach Aberaeron South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south west of Aberaeron.
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
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