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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...
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
philip banks
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Wallasey The bathing water is situated on the north west coast of England, just west of Liverpool. It has a wide expanse of sa...
Anne Burgess
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Ballygalley Beach Ballygalley Beach lies 100 meters north west of Ballygally, County Antrim.
Bob Shires
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Moelfre Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Sandy Bay Sandy Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 400 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Eric Jones
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Pentraeth Beach
Eileen Littler 
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Pick Mere
Andrew Curtis
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Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
Bob Linsdell
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Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Pauline Eccles
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Lydstep Beach
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Helwell Bay
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Beach
Gerald England
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Paignton Sands
Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Bovisand is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 100 metres wide, surrounded by cliff...
Robin Lucas
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Gorran Haven Beach
Ewan Stevenson
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Looe Hannafore Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
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Slapton Sands Monument Slapton Sands Monument is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backe...
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