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Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay, Birchington The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the village of Birchington. It is a gently shelving...
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Chris Carlson
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Warkworth Beach
Tiia Monto
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Swansea County Hall Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Northcott Mouth Beach
Darren Haddock
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Porth Oer Beach Porth Oer Beach is situated about 4 kilometers north west of Aberdaron.
Nigel Chadwick
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Broadstairs Stone Bay Broadstairs Stone Bay beach is approximately 900 meters north of Broadstairs.
Jim Bain
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Elie Harbour Beach
Ian Paterson 
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Splash Point
Eric Jones
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Trearddur Bay
Row
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Polnare Cove
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK
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Poole Harbour Lake Poole Harbour Lake is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a quiet sand and mud beach, approximately 340 metre...
Walter Baxter 
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Cocklawburn Beach Cocklawburn Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Ancroft in Northumberland.
Nicholas Mutton
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Aberaeron North Beach Aberaeron North Beach lies in Ceredigion, 600 meters north of Aberaeron.
Basher Eyre
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Middleton-on-Sea Beach
Pierre Terre
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Blackrock Beach Blackrock Beach is in Cornwall 5 kilometers south of Bude.
Dr Neil Clifton
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Peel Beach
Tony Atkin
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Chapel Porth Chapel Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately three kilometres from St Agnes. At high tide the beach ...
David Lally 
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Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth Durley Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy bea...
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