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Peter Jordan
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Barton on Sea Beach Barton on Sea Beach is located 2 kilometers south of New Milton in the county of Hampshire.
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Cullercoats Bay Beach is a gently sloping resort beach enclosed by piers at each end making a very sheltered bay.
Stacey Harris 
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Lancing, Beach Green The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area. The bathing water is primar...
Peter Barr 
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Red Wharf Bay Red Wharf Bay beach lies 500 meters east of Red Wharf Bay, Isle of Anglesey.
David Lally
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The Bar
Ruth Sharville 
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Aberafan Beach Aberafan Beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Port Talbot.
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
Maurice D Budden 
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Downderry Beach
Simon Huguet
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Southport Beach
Humphrey Bolton
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Burgh Island Beach Burgh Island Beach is situated about 400 meters south of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Beach Porthcurnick Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Gerrans.
Kevin Gordon
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Littlehampton Promenade Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Sunderland Hendon South Beach
Graham Robson 
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Maryport Beach
Eric Jones
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Beaumaris Beach Beaumaris Beach is 300 meters east of Beaumaris in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
pam fray
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Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Gary Rogers
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Ainsdale Beach Ainsdale Beach is about 13 kilometers north west of Sefton.
David Dixon 
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Chorlton Water Park
scillystuff
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Beachlands Central The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
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