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alan fairweather
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New Brighton Beach
Philip Halling
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Westward Ho! Beach
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Central Beach
Sue Adair
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Meols Meols beach at Dove Point is an undulating sandy beach with sand banks visible from the shore at high tide. The beach...
gareth
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Llantwit Major Beach
ceridwen
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Goodwick Harbour South Beach
Brenda Kock 
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Felpham The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Felpham. The bathing water i...
Donald MacDonald
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Balfours Bay, Traigh Ghael Traigh Ghael is a charming stretch of sand that sits nestled amid the striking pink granite rocks of Ross of Mull on ...
M J Richardson
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Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
Lisa Jarvis
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St Abbs Beach
Mat Fascione 
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Kinmel Bay
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...
Bob Linsdell
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Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
David Lally 
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Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth Durley Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy bea...
Julian Dowse
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Holkham Gap
E Gammie
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Fairbourne Beach
Ian Greig 
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Crosby Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Marine Lake Beach
Des Colhoun
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Lossiemouth East Beach
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