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Anne Burgess
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Cullen Bay
John Firth
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Douglas Central Beach
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Haverigg is a gently sloping gravel and sandy beach for which levels out to flat sand. At low tide the water retreats...
Footprints
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Beachlands West The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Fossick OU
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Peter\'s Point
Dave Pyper
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Porthcurno Porthcurno is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 130 metres wide, set in a pict...
Jonathan Billinger
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Poldhu Cove Poldhu Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by san...
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
Nigel Mykura
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Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Jim Champion
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Milford-on-sea Milford-on-sea is a resort beach on the Hampshire coast with views of the Isle of Wight and the Needles. The beach is...
John Davies
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Holland Holland-on-Sea has a small quiet sandy beach and picnic areas. It is backed by a sea wall in a rural setting.
Duncan MacDonald
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Golspie South Beach
Robin Webster 
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Bexhill Beach Bexhill Beach lies 700 meters south east of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Stephen McCulloch
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Redcar Granville Beach Redcar Granville Beach lies in Redcar and Cleveland, 1 kilometers east of Redcar.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay beach is situated about 900 meters west of Constantine Bay.
Bob Jones
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Aldeburgh Beach Aldeburgh Beach lies 200 meters north of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Mick Lobb
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Port Eynon Bay Port Eynon Bay beach is approximately 600 meters south east of Port Eynon.
Colin Hanson
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Prestatyn Barkby Beach Prestatyn Barkby Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Prestatyn.
Perry Dark
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St Bees Beach
Mark Pilbeam
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Cowes East Beach The beach in question appears to be quite unkempt, situated near a bustling shipping region. The prospect of swimming...
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