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Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Chris Downer 
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Bournemouth Alum Chine Bournemouth Alum Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
C Michael Hogan 
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Tor Mor or Foot of the Sea Sands Nestled at the mouth of Bull Hole Anchorage, lies a picturesque white sandy cove that can be reached with a short 15-...
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
Nigel Chadwick
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Ravenglass Beach Ravenglass Beach is about 100 meters west of Ravenglass.
Ian Murfitt 
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Largo East Beach
Lisa Jarvis
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St Abbs Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Walney Biggar Bank bathing water is the most southerly of the three beaches on Walney Island. The beach is made up of...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Stephen McCulloch
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Redcar Granville Beach Redcar Granville Beach lies in Redcar and Cleveland, 1 kilometers east of Redcar.
Gordon Griffiths
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Seaham Central Beach
Eric Jones
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Traeth Bach Beach
K  A 
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St Annes North Beach
M J Richardson 
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Fionnphort Bay (Port of the White Sands) This beautiful beach offers a unique view of the distinctive split rock and the historic Iona Abbey located in the di...
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Bob Jones
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Rinsey Head Beach Rinsey Head Beach is situated about 3 kilometers south west of Breage.
Eric Jones
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Lleiniog Penmon Beach
Brian Henley
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Saunton Sands
Alan Bowring
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Limpert Bay
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
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