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David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
Jeremy Owen
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Freshwater West Beach This beach boasts a range of fantastic amenities, making it the perfect location for couples seeking a day out. The a...
Bob Linsdell
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Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Roger Smith
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Sunderland Seaburn Beach
Andy Stephenson
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Lyme Regis Front Beach Lyme Regis Front Beach is to the west of Lyme Regis on the south coast of Devon. The Cobb is a curved breakwater that...
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Clarach South Beach Clarach South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south east of Clarach.
Rob  Lowe
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Swanlake Bay
Geof Sheppard
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Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Simon Carey 
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Brighton Kemptown Brighton is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Kemptown beach is east of Br...
Pam Brophy
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Combe Martin Combe Martin is a small resort, in a sheltered valley, at the western edge of Exmoor National Park on the north Devon...
SMJ 
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Portmellon Portmellon is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 150 metres wide, backed by hi...
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
Kenneth  Allen 
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Carnlough Beach Carnlough Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 500 meters south of Carnlough.
Pam Goodey 
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Waterwynch Bay
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
somaliayaswan
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Grangetown Beach
ceridwen
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Goodwick Harbour South Beach
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