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Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Tony Atkin
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Tolcarne Tolcarne Beach, known locally as Talkarn Hole in the Rock, is located in Cornwall, England. Daily lifeguard coverage ...
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Central Beach
Andy Potter
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Littlehampton The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Littlehampton Harbour. The bathing...
Mick Garratt
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Marske Sands Marske Sands is a gently-sloping sandy beach fronting the town from which it takes its name. The designated bathing w...
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
Steve Daniels 
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Fistral North Fistral North bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Colin Smith
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Collieston Beach Collieston Beach is situated about 200 meters south east of Collieston.
Dieter Hoegerle
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Polperro Beach Polperro Beach lies in Cornwall, 2 kilometers south east of Polperro.
Evelyn Simak
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West Runton West Runton is predominately a sand and shingle beach, but also has some rocky areas and is backed by a sandy cliff. ...
Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Lake Beach Poole Harbour Lake Beach is situated in the county of Dorset, 1 kilometers south west of Turlin Moor.
Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
Dave Fergusson
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Isle of Harris Beach
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...
Diane Sambrook
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Mouthwell Sands
colin grice
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Sandsend Beach
John Rostron
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Clonque Bay Clonque Bay beach is situated in the county of Guernsey, 2 kilometers south west of St Anne.
Chris Plunkett
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Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach is located in Conwy 900 meters north east of Colwyn Bay.
E Gammie 
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Hythe Beach
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