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Ian Paterson
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Mablethorpe Town Mablethorpe Town beach is a busy resort with a wide and sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and is close ...
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
Richard Webb
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Laggan Sands The Laggan Beach, located in Loch Buie, boasts stunning silver sands, which can be reached by taking a pleasant hour-...
Ian Paterson
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Eastbourne Beach
Basher Eyre 
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Hillhead The bathing water is a gently shelving beach which faces south-west, across the end of Southampton Water and the Sole...
Geof Sheppard
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Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
Andrew Smith
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Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
Perry Dark
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St Bees Beach
Dara Jasumani
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Westdale Beach
martin dawes
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Cayton Bay Cayton Bay Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle ...
Oliver Dixon 
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Seahouses South Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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West Bay, Westgate The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the town of Westgate-on-Sea. It is a gently shelvin...
Graham Loveland
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Feock Loe Beach
Alexey Komarov
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Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Chris Downer 
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Branksome Dene Beach - Bournemouth Dogs are welcome at this beach throughout the year.
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Philip Halling
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Westward Ho! Beach
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