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David Lally 
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Cove Vean
Andy Radcliffe
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Jurby Beach
JThomas
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Cayton Bay Cayton Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 5 kilometers south east of Scarborough.
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
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...
Christine Matthews
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Cromer Cromer is a popular resort on the North Norfolk coast. The beach has a promenade behind and the town on low cliffs ab...
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
Andrew Abbott 
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Green Bay
Nigel Cox
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Margate Palm Bay
Nigel Mykura
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Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Derek Harper
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Maidencombe Beach
roger geach
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Lantic Bay
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Dave Dunford
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St Bees The beach is steeply sloping and pebbly leading to a large area of flat sand closer to the sea. There are steep cliff...
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
Tom Jolliffe 
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Woolacombe Village Woolacombe is on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by...
Trevor Rickard
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New Quay Harbour Beach
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
pam fray
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West Beach, Whitstable West Beach is situated at Whitstable on the North Kent coast. The gently sloping shingle beach is intersected by wood...
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