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Chris Downer
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Bournemouth East Cliff Beach Bournemouth East Cliff Beach is situated about 6 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
David Dixon 
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Fleetwood 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.
Christine Matthews
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Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Anne Burgess
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Cullen Bay
Albert Bridge
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Cranfield Beach Cranfield Beach is a beach in County Down.
Eric Jones 
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Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Tunstall is currently closed, there is no safe access to bathers due to coastal erosion. Tunstall Beach is a long rur...
Peter Church
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Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
Steve Daniels
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Berrow North of Unity Farm Berrow North of Unity Farm is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a fairly remote sandy beac...
Alexander P Kapp 
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Aldingham Beach Aldingham Beach is located 3 kilometers north west of Aldingham in the county of Cumbria.
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine Central Beach
Andrew Wood
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Golspie North Beach
Daniel Kraft
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Shell Beach
Bob Jenkins
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Pilling Sands
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Chris Downer
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Readymoney Cove Readymoney Cove is at the mouth of the Fowey Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy cove, appro...
Shaun Ferguson
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Ilfracombe Hele Ilfracombe Hele Beach is a small cove at the resort of Ilfracombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a sheltered sand...
Mike Smith
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Chesil Cove Chesil Cove beach is approximately 200 meters south of Chiswell.
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