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alan fairweather
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New Brighton Beach
Derek Harper
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Branscombe Beach Branscombe Beach is situated 800 meters south east of Branscombe in Devon.
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...
Tom Jolliffe
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Sedgwell Cove
David Long
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Silecroft Silecroft bathing water is a remote, steeply sloping, pebbly beach levelling out to flat sand closer to the sea. At h...
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands Paignton Preston Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by ...
Mike Dodman
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Porthoustock Beach Porthoustock Beach lies in Cornwall, 4 kilometers north east of St. Keverne.
Michael Graham 
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Heysham Half Moon Bay Heysham Half Moon Bay beach is located 1 kilometers south west of Heysham in the county of Lancashire.
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove
Chris Downer 
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The Sands of Meal, Shetland
OLU
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Yarmouth Beach
Tom Jolliffe 
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Meadfoot Beach
Steve Daniels
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Colwell Bay Colwell Bay is a small resort situated on the north west coast of the Isle of Wight with panoramic views of the Solen...
Christine Courtney 
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Amlwch Beach Amlwch Beach is a beach in Isle of Anglesey.
Basher Eyre 
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Hillhead The bathing water is a gently shelving beach which faces south-west, across the end of Southampton Water and the Sole...
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
Phil Williams
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Porth Dafarch Beach Porth Dafarch Beach is 3 kilometers west of Trearddur in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Andy Beecroft
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Danes Dyke Beach
Gordon Griffiths
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Seaham Central Beach
Chris Gunns 
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Brewery Beach Brewery Beach is a beach in Rushen.
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