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Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 660 metres wide, backed b...
Simon Carey
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Normans Bay
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Steve Egginton
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Martins Haven Beach
M J Richardson 
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Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove Hope Cove is on the South coast of Devon. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately 370 metres wide, surround...
Derek Harper
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Mevagissey Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Berrow North Beach Berrow North Beach lies 2 kilometers south east of Brean, Somerset.
Andrew Curtis
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Horden Beach
Julian Dowse
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Holkham Gap
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone Leasfoot Beach
gary radford
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Sutton-on-Sea Sutton-on-Sea is a small resort with a wide sandy beach. The beach is close to gardens and backed by the town.
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
Ian Greig 
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Crosby Beach
Chris Plunkett
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Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
Anne Burgess
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Cullen Bay
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