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Tony Atkin
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Talland Bay
Mike Smith
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Chesil Cove Chesil Cove beach is approximately 200 meters south of Chiswell.
paul gardner
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
Simon Vincent
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Derbyhaven Beach
Nigel Homer
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Peel Fenella Beach
Brian Henley
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Saunton Sands
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale The bathing water is a gently sloping, shingle beach giving way to a large, flat sandy area towards the sea. There is...
Andrew Smith
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Montrose Beach
Partonez
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Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Stoke Fleming.
M J Richardson 
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Yellowcraig Beach
Albert Bridge
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Cranfield Beach Cranfield Beach is a beach in County Down.
Deborah Tilley
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Druidston Haven Beach This beach has been bestowed with the Green Coast Award for its commitment to environmental preservation. You can bri...
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Lifeboat Station Redcar Lifeboat Station is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slopi...
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
scillystuff
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Beachlands Central The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Seaton Carew Central Beach
Michael Beckwith
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Cleveleys Beach Cleveleys Beach is located 3 kilometers west of Cleveleys in the county of Lancashire.
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Ian Greig 
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Crosby Beach
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