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Robin Lucas
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Mill Bay Mill Bay is on the West bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a privately owned rural sa...
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Sheerness bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, near the mouths of the Thames and Medwa...
Ian Paterson 
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Abergele Towyn Beach Abergele Towyn Beach is situated about 800 meters north west of Towyn.
Simon Carey
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Cuckmere Haven Beach Cuckmere Haven is a picturesque beach located in Seaford BN25 4AR, offering a picturesque destination for tourists an...
E Gammie 
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Hythe Beach
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Slip Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
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Bispham Beach Bispham Beach is located in Blackpool 4 kilometers north of Blackpool.
John Myers
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Thorney Bay
Rosalind Mitchell
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Askam-in-Furness Beach Askam-in-Furness Beach is situated about 600 meters south west of Askam-in-Furness.
Philip Halling 
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Perranporth Penhale Sands Perranporth Penhale Sands is in the centre of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort...
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Walter Baxter 
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Cocklawburn Beach Cocklawburn Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Ancroft in Northumberland.
Bob Jones
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Aldeburgh Beach Aldeburgh Beach lies 200 meters north of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo 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.
Bill Boaden 
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Aber Forrest
DS Pugh
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Redcar Coatham Redcar Coatham is the northernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the seaside town of Redcar. It is a wi...
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Sebastian Ballard
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Christchurch Steamer Point Christchurch Steamer Point beach is located 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset.
Kevin Gordon
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Littlehampton Promenade Beach
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