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Mick Garratt
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Scarborough South Sands
Sarah Charlesworth
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Porthmeor Porthmeor is the main tourist beach in St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximat...
Simon Carey
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Winchelsea Winchelsea is a remote beach on the western edge of Rye Bay in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, with ...
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
Dan Friess
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Binnel Bay This shoreline may not offer an easy entry or a suitable spot for swimming. Furthermore, it is studded with stones an...
Michael Walsh
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Melvich Bay
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove Hope Cove is on the South coast of Devon. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately 370 metres wide, surround...
Jim Champion
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Portheras Cove Portheras Cove beach is 5 kilometers north of St Just in the county of Cornwall.
Ian Andrews 
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Carsaig Bay This picturesque stretch of land boasts a rich and verdant oasis, predominantly comprised of stone beach with a modes...
Derek Harper
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St Mary's Bay (Devon) St Mary's Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 450 metres wide, backed by cl...
Andy F
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Harlyn Bay
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Ayr Beach Ayr Beach is located in South Ayrshire 800 meters south west of Ayr.
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Horden Beach
Robert Lamb
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Westbrook Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Helmut Zozmann 
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Dover Harbour Beach
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Alan MurrayRust
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Colwick Country Park (West Lake) West Lake is located within the south west corner of Colwick Country Park, Nottingham formed originally from gravel w...
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