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Arriva
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Cowes To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide t...
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Lydstep Beach
OLU
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Trebarwith Strand Beach
Peter Church
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Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
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.
Simon Carey
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Hove Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Hove beach is west of the di...
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
MJ Reilly
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Walton Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Bergecooth
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...
Martin Pearman
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Heacham South Beach
Sue Adair
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Meols Beach
Oliver Dixon
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Sandyhills Beach
Alan Bowring
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St. Marys Well Bay
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Gare Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North Gare Beach is the southern ...
martin dawes
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Porthluney Beach Porthluney Beach is situated about 2 kilometers south west of St. Goran.
John Lucas 
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St Just Beach
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
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