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John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
Bob Embleton
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Archirondel Beach Archirondel Beach lies 2 kilometers east of St. Martin, Jersey.
Richard Webb
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Kirkcaldy Seafield Beach
Immanuel Giel
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Morecambe South The bathing water at Morecambe South is gently sloping and with small pebbles. There is a strip of beach exposed thro...
chris lovelock
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Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Maurice D Budden 
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Downderry Beach
E Gammie
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Fairbourne Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Ramsey Beach Ramsey Beach is about 500 meters north east of Ramsey.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Shell Bay North Shell Bay North is at the mouth of Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It i...
Shaun Butler
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Sandy Haven Beach
Ian S 
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Fort Victoria Woodland Beach There is a picturesque beach, whose name is not yet known, concealed within the woods. By strolling along a path, you...
Philip Halling 
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Pendower Beach
David Hawgood
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Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
Sue Adair
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Meols Meols beach at Dove Point is an undulating sandy beach with sand banks visible from the shore at high tide. The beach...
mattbuck category
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Southend Chalkwell Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Scratchell's Bay There is a secluded beach located near the Needles that is only accessible by boat or expert knowledge of the area. T...
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trevone Bay
Rick Ryder
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Westgate West Bay
Ian Rushin
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Pevensey Bay Pevensey Bay is a resort beach on the Sussex coast between Eastbourne and Hastings. The small town of Pevensey backs ...
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
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