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John Davies
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Holland Holland-on-Sea has a small quiet sandy beach and picnic areas. It is backed by a sea wall in a rural setting.
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Nigel Brown
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Twyni Bach Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Minehead Terminus Beach
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Beach
Bob Jones
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Brightlingsea Brightlingsea is an ancient maritime town (Cinque Port). The beach is restricted and consists of gravel, sand and mud...
Robert Cuthill
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Swansea Slipway Beach
Tony Hodge
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Cold Knap Beach Cold Knap Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south west of Barry.
M J Richardson 
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Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
Chris Gunns
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Port Erin Beach Port Erin Beach is located 300 meters west of Port Erin in the county of Rushen.
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
Philip Halling
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Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sand and shingle beach approximately 80 metres wide ...
Bob Jones
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Aldeburgh Beach Aldeburgh Beach lies 200 meters north of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Chris Allen 
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Teignmouth Back Beach
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Beach
Brendan and Ruth McCartney
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Lee-on-Solent The bathing water is a gently shelving resort beach adjacent to the shopping centre of Lee-on-the-Solent. More than 1...
philip banks
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Wallasey The bathing water is situated on the north west coast of England, just west of Liverpool. It has a wide expanse of sa...
Graham Horn
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Chilton Chine Located near Isle of Wight Pearl, visitors can enjoy a peaceful stroll down to the beach with the added benefit of fr...
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