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Chris Allen 
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Teignmouth Back Beach
Chris Downer
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Totland Bay Totland Bay is a small rural beach located at the north western end of the Isle of Wight which enjoys panoramic views...
Ian Paterson 
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Abergele Towyn Beach Abergele Towyn Beach is situated about 800 meters north west of Towyn.
Albert Bridge 
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Helen\'s Bay
Roger Smith
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Seaham Hall Beach Seaham Hall Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in len...
Philip Halling
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Combe Martin Beach Combe Martin Beach is in Devon, 2 kilometers west of Combe Martin.
Iain Lees 
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Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach with occasional rocky outcrops in the inter-tidal area. The ...
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Beach
Robin Lucas
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Pentewan Pentewan is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres ...
Sue Adair
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Meols Meols beach at Dove Point is an undulating sandy beach with sand banks visible from the shore at high tide. The beach...
wfmillar
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Irvine Beach
Graham Horn
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Watcombe Bay Watcombe Bay is a secluded beach that can only be reached through boat or kayak, or by abseiling down from the surrou...
Brendan and Ruth McCartney
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Lee-on-Solent The bathing water is a gently shelving resort beach adjacent to the shopping centre of Lee-on-the-Solent. More than 1...
Simon Carey
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Saltdean Saltdean is a village suburb to the east of Brighton, on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Between the groynes...
Peter Church
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Reighton Reighton Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The designated bathing water area is one kilom...
Eirian Evans
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Marine Lake
David Pickersgill
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Skegness Skegness is a popular and busy resort. The wide sandy beach is backed by a promenade and gardens.
Chris Downer 
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Bournemouth Alum Chine Bournemouth Alum Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
Steve  F
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Southwold The Pier Southwold is a traditional beach resort with a refurbished pier and beach huts. The beach is sandy, gently sloping an...
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