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roger geach 
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Slapton Sands Monument Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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West Bay, Westgate The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the town of Westgate-on-Sea. It is a gently shelvin...
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Eastbourne West Beach
Colin Bell
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West Angle Beach The beach has received the prestigious Green Coast Award and is ideal for families, couples and dog owners. It is a p...
Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
Alan Heardman
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Cleethorpes Cleethorpes is a popular resort with a gently sloping sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and gardens, an...
Bob Embleton
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St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Roger A Smith
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Ilfracombe Wildersmouth Beach
Row
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Cadgwith Cove Cadgwith Cove beach is situated 14 kilometers south east of Helston in Cornwall.
Kenneth Allen
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Portballintrae Beach Portballintrae Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 200 meters north of Portballintrae.
Grant Sherman
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Westward Ho! Westward Ho! is south of the Taw/Torridge Estuary on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, appr...
JThomas
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Sandend Bay
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
David Dixon 
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Chorlton Water Park
David Wright
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Hornsea Beach
Sandy B 
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Swanage North Beach
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay
Leslie Barrie
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Machrihanish Beach
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