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Penny Mayes
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Neyland Slip Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Beach Porthcurnick Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Gerrans.
Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Eric Jones
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Church Bay Church Bay beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 2 kilometers south west of Cylch-y-Garn.
Tony Atkin
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Tregaseal Beach
Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea 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 ...
Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
somaliayaswan
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Grangetown Beach
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Lifeboat Station Redcar Lifeboat Station is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slopi...
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Hive is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay
Chris J Dixon
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Porthminster Porthminster is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, with a...
wfmillar
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Kilchattan Bay
David Lally
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The Bar
John Smitten
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Broadstairs, Viking Bay Viking Bay in Broadstairs is a 300 metre sandy horse-shoe shaped bay, with cliff-top promenade, harbour pier and boar...
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
Leslie Barrie
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Kames Bay
Ian Rushin
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Craig Du Beach Craig Du Beach or Black Rock Sand Beach is located in Gwynedd 2 kilometers west of Morfa Bychan.
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