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Robin Lucas
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Studland Knoll House Studland Knoll House is within Studland Bay on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a s...
Alan Reid 
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Uisken Beach "water bay" This lovely beach boasts soft, glistening white sand and a shallow shoreline dotted with picturesque rocky islands. L...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Culzean Beach
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
Colin Vosper
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Smugglers Cove
Dylan Moore 
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The Parrog Newport Bay in Pembrokeshire boasts a charming small beach known as The Parrog. The beach features a compact car park...
georama
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Beauport Beach Beauport Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of St. Brelade in Jersey.
Jonathan Billinger
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Porthcawl Rest Bay Porthcawl Rest Bay beach lies 3 kilometers south of Kenfig, Bridgend.
nick macneill
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Morfa Dinlle Beach
Ian Cunliffe
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Portloe Beach Portloe Beach is situated 1 kilometers south east of Veryan in Cornwall.
Simon Vincent
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Derbyhaven Beach
Colin Park
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Hemmick Beach Hemmick Beach is located 2 kilometers south of St. Goran in the county of Cornwall.
John Haynes 
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Dwyrain y Rhyl - Rhyl east
Jeff Buck 
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Barkby beach
Mick Lobb
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Port Eynon Bay Port Eynon Bay beach is approximately 600 meters south east of Port Eynon.
Alan Harris
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Kidwelly Beach
Jim Champion
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Vault Beach Vault Beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and shingle beach, approximately 730 metres wide, ...
scillystuff
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Beachlands Central The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Nigel Brown
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Twyni Bach Beach
flipflopnick
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Windermere, Fellfoot Windermere Fellfoot bathing water is located at the southern end of the lake. There is a National Trust park leading ...
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