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Mick Garratt
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Redcar Stray Redcar Stray is the southernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slo...
Mike Faherty
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Milford-on-sea Beach
Les Hull
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South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Jim Champion
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Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach is 7 kilometers south east of Christchurch in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome a...
Ron Speed
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Scarborough Harbour Beach
Unukorno
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Belvoir Bay Belvoir Bay beach is a beach in Guernsey.
Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
Paul Gillett 
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Littlehampton Coastguard Station Beach
Robin Lucas
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Watwick Beach
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Alan Swain
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Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
Bob Jones
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 2 kilometers north of Lizard.
Trish Steel
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Scarborough North Bay Scarborough North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 900 metres in length with a ge...
David Brown
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Gruinard Beach
ceridwen
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Goodwick Harbour South Beach
Jon Wornham
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Garwick Beach
Tony Atkin
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Ness Cove Ness Cove is on the south coast of Devon, just south of the mouth of the Teign Estuary. It is a remote, secluded sand...
Mick Lobb
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Jackson\'s Bay
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay
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