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Simon Carey
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Hove Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Hove beach is west of the di...
Steve Sheppard
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Nolton Haven Beach
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
peter robinson 
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea North Beach
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Sheila Russell
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Upton Towans Beach
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Gerald England
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Cleveleys Cleveleys is a sandy bathing water with small areas of rocks and pebbles. Groynes stretch for several kilometres up a...
John Webber
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Ryde West Beach
Jim Champion
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Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach is situated 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in Dorset.
MJ Reilly
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Walton Walton is a popular resort with the second longest pier in Britain. The beach is sandy and backed by the promenade wh...
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
Tim Green
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Portscatho Beach Portscatho Beach is 100 meters north east of Portscatho in the county of Cornwall.
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
Peter Moore 
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Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
Greg Stringham
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Inverboyndie Beach
Euan Nelson
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Leven West Beach
Philip Pankhurst
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Runswick Bay Runswick Bay Beach is a rural beach situated on the north Yorkshire coast. It lies within a sheltered sandy bay. The...
Steve Daniels
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Colwell Bay Colwell Bay is a small resort situated on the north west coast of the Isle of Wight with panoramic views of the Solen...
Eric Jones
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Traeth Llydan Beach
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