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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...
Paul Beaman
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St Annes St Annes is a resort beach with a small pier extending into the Irish Sea. Sand dunes run along the edge of the sandy...
Jeremy Owen
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Caerfai Beach The beach in question has been bestowed with the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its high environmental s...
Mike Fuller
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Scarborough North Bay
Chris Gunns
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Port Erin Beach Port Erin Beach is located 300 meters west of Port Erin in the county of Rushen.
Gavin Tyte
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Lepe Lepe beach, part of Lepe Country Park, is on the Hampshire coast with views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The...
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale Beach
Mike Faherty
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Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk Bournemouth Fishermans Walk forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy ...
Pierre Terre
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Norton Beach
Nigel Cox
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Margate Palm Bay
Ian Paterson
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Mablethorpe Town Mablethorpe Town beach is a busy resort with a wide and sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and is close ...
Tom Jolliffe
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Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach is situated 300 meters east of Bigbury-on-Sea in Devon.
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...
Row
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Blundellsands Crosby Beach Blundellsands Crosby Beach is situated about 6 kilometers south west of Sefton.
Richard Webb
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Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
Danrok
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Green Island Beach
Richard Law
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WaterSwallows Quarry
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
hayley green 
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Thornwick Bay
Peter Church
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Withernsea Beach
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