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Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Spittal Beach is a gently sloping resort beach approximately one kilometre long situated immediately south of the mou...
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Lifeboat Station Redcar Lifeboat Station is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slopi...
Shaun Ferguson
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Stonehaven Cowie Beach
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...
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Promenade Beach
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Pauline Eccles
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Lydstep Beach
Simon Carey
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Ryde Springvale Beach
Philip Halling
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Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sand and shingle beach approximately 80 metres wide ...
Graham Horn
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Chilton Chine Located near Isle of Wight Pearl, visitors can enjoy a peaceful stroll down to the beach with the added benefit of fr...
Stuart Wilding
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St Ninians Isle Beach
M J Richardson 
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Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
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-...
Linda Bailey
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Whitesands Beach The beach boasts various amenities that make it an ideal destination for families and couples alike. It has received ...
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
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Snettisham Beach
Anne and Jeff Rolfe 
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Port Soderick Beach Port Soderick Beach is a beach in Middle.
Henry Spooner
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Barmouth Beach Barmouth Beach is located 500 meters south west of Barmouth in the county of Gwynedd.
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...
Alan Heardman
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Wolla Bank Beach
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