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Eric Jones
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Beaumaris Beach Beaumaris Beach is 300 meters east of Beaumaris in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Pierre Terre
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Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
R J McNaughton
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Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Phillip Perry
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Leysdown Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthleven Sands Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shin...
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
wfmillar
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Irvine Beach
Oliver Dixon 
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Beadnell Beadnell Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring three kilometres in length with...
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Tim
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Gwithian Beach
Steve Daniels
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Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe Combesgate Beach is separated by cliffs from the main Woolacombe resort beach on the north coast of Devon. It is a sa...
Roger A Smith
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Ilfracombe Wildersmouth Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Eric Jones
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Traeth Bach Beach
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
John Salmon
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Deal Castle Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Do...
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