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Stephen McCulloch
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Redcar Granville Beach Redcar Granville Beach lies in Redcar and Cleveland, 1 kilometers east of Redcar.
Alan Reid 
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Uisken Beach "water bay" This lovely beach boasts soft, glistening white sand and a shallow shoreline dotted with picturesque rocky islands. L...
John Watson
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Tynemouth King Edwards Bay King Edwards Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach enclosed by cliffs. Access is via stairs or a very long...
Richard Baker
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Dunster Beach Dunster is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately...
Tony Atkin
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Porthtowan Porthtowan is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 370 metres wide, backed by cl...
Rick Ryder
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Westgate West Bay
Andrew Curtis
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Sunderland Hendon South Beach
David Medcalf
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Drummore Beach
David and Rachel Landin
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Heacham Heacham North Beach is part of an extensive beach line which stretches north from the mudflats at Snettisham, up the ...
Albert Bridge
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Warrenpoint
Trevor Rickard
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Ramsey Beach Ramsey Beach is about 500 meters north east of Ramsey.
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Clarach South Beach Clarach South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south east of Clarach.
Colin Vosper
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Ladram Bay
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Steve Daniels
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Pagham The bathing water is situated on the south coast just north of Pagham Harbour in West Sussex. The bathing water faces...
Stephen Dawson
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Daymer Bay
Dylan Moore
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Gwbert Beach
Alex McGregor 
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Redgate Beach Redgate Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Torquay.
Peter Evans 
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Rhossili Bay
Dr Neil Clifton
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Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley The bathing water site, known as ‘Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley', is located on the River Wharfe at Ilkley, close to Il...
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