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Peter S 
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Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) The Ladies' Pond is a former reservoir on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach but there are grassy...
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Dylan Moore
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Gwbert Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
Robert Edwards
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Clacton Beach Martello Tower Clacton is a busy seaside resort. Clacton Martello tower beach is wide, sandy and gently shelving, and backed by the ...
Stephen McKay
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Goodrington Beach
Whatlep
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Penally Beach
Anthony Eden
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Kingsdown Beach
Colin Vosper
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Smugglers Cove
Martin Bodman
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Mewslade Bay East Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Scratchell's Bay There is a secluded beach located near the Needles that is only accessible by boat or expert knowledge of the area. T...
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...
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
Maurice D Budden 
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Greenaway Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Ravenglass Beach Ravenglass Beach is about 100 meters west of Ravenglass.
Tim Marchant
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Felixstowe South Felixstowe is a resort town but is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
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Earlsferry Shell Bay
Matt Rosser
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Llanstephan Beach
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