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Tim Westcott
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Perranporth Perranporth bathing water is at the southern end of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach ...
Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Albert Bridge 
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Helen\'s Bay
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Dunnet Bay
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
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Broadhaven Beach The beach has been bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal destination for families and their furry fri...
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate Sandgate is a resort beach in the western outskirts of Folkestone, Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe...
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Tom Jolliffe 
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Woolacombe Village Woolacombe is on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by...
Ross Armstrong
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Rozel Beach Rozel Beach lies 3 kilometers north east of Trinity, Jersey.
Nick Smith
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Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Beach
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
Roger A Smith
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Ilfracombe Wildersmouth Beach
Darren Rosson
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Trevone Bay Trevone Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximately 170 metres wide, in a...
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey\'s Bay
John Ferguson 
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Seacliff Beach
Sarah Smith
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Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy beach, approxim...
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