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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.
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay beach is situated about 900 meters west of Constantine Bay.
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Ian Paterson
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Mablethorpe Town Mablethorpe Town beach is a busy resort with a wide and sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and is close ...
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate West Beach
Julieanne Savage
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Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Michael Whitfield
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Allonby Beach Allonby Beach is in Cumbria, 200 meters west of Allonby.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Dunnet Bay
Philip Halling 
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Seaton (Devon) Seaton is a resort town in Lyme Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach approximately one kilometre wi...
Malc McDonald 
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Worthing West Parade Beach
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
Deborah Tilley
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Amroth Beach With its Blue Flag certification, this beach is a perfect spot for families and dog owners (although certain restrict...
Richard West 
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North Berwick West Beach
Garry Bye
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Nanjizal Beach
Kenneth Allen
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Swanpool Swanpool is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and sandy beach resort, approximately 140 metres wide, bac...
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
Richard Croft
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Clovelly Beach Clovelly Beach is located in Devon 800 meters north of Clovelly.
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
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