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Shaun Butler
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Sandy Haven Beach
Steve Daniels
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Pagham The bathing water is situated on the south coast just north of Pagham Harbour in West Sussex. The bathing water faces...
Steve  F
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Southwold The Pier Southwold is a traditional beach resort with a refurbished pier and beach huts. The beach is sandy, gently sloping an...
Robin Lucas
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Gorran Haven Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
John Rostron
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Clonque Bay Clonque Bay beach is situated in the county of Guernsey, 2 kilometers south west of St Anne.
David Dixon 
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Castle Beach Castle Beach is in Cornwall, 1 kilometers east of Falmouth.
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Leslie Barrie
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Machrihanish Beach
Chris Gunns 
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Port St. Mary Beach Port St. Mary Beach is located in Rushen 200 meters north east of Port Saint Mary.
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Andy F
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Harlyn Bay
Bob Embleton
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Bouley Bay Bouley Bay beach is 1 kilometers north east of Trinity in the county of Jersey.
Pierre Terre
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Hillhead Beach Hillhead Beach is approximately 6 kilometers south of Fareham.
Garry Bye
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Nanjizal Beach
Phil Thirkell
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Tynemouth Short Sands
Chris Gunns
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Laxey Beach
Alan Swain
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Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
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