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Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Chris Downer
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Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is on the Dorset coast and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote shingle beach, approxi...
Richard Webb
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Laggan Sands The Laggan Beach, located in Loch Buie, boasts stunning silver sands, which can be reached by taking a pleasant hour-...
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Beach
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
Alan Reid 
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Uisken Beach "water bay" This lovely beach boasts soft, glistening white sand and a shallow shoreline dotted with picturesque rocky islands. L...
Pauline Eccles
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Lydstep Beach
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...
Anthony Parkes 
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Salcombe North Sands
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Central Beach
Dennis Turner
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Tenby North Beach The beach boasts several attractive features, including the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal spot for families and...
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
Chris Downer
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Periglis
JThomas
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Bridlington South Cliff Beach
Nick R
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Cromarty Beach
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
wfmillar
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is situated about 3 kilometers east of Blyth.
Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Beach Bovisand Beach is located in Devon 1 kilometers west of Down Thomas.
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