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Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
James Denham 
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Eyemouth Beach
John Bayes
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Selsey The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Pagham Harbour and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. The bathing w...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sidmouth Town Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Minehead Terminus Beach
Andy Beecroft
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Filey Filey Beach is an extensive sandy resort beach on the Yorkshire coast. The designated bathing water area is 850 metre...
David Long
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Silecroft Silecroft bathing water is a remote, steeply sloping, pebbly beach levelling out to flat sand closer to the sea. At h...
Ewan Stevenson
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Looe Hannafore Beach
Chris Downer 
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Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
Nigel Callaghan
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Morfa Bychan Holiday Park Beach
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Tony Atkin
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Par Sands Par Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, back...
Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
Richard Webb
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Whitesands
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Sconce Point Located adjacent to Fort Victoria Country Park, there is a small, pebbly beach that may not be among our top preferen...
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Eric Jones
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Newcastle Beach
Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
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