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Simon Carey
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Shoreham Beach
Iain Lees 
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Sandbanks Beach Dog Exercising Area - Poole Visitors to this splendid beach are pleased to find a dedicated dog-friendly section that remains open throughout the...
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Oast House Archive
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Folkestone Folkestone bathing water is a resort beach in Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe Bay, which stretches...
Florian Pépellin
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St Brelade\'s Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Isle of Harris Beach
Andrea Hope
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Low Newton Beach
Tony Atkin
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The Serpentine - Hyde Park The bathing area, known as the Lido, is a rectangular area about 100 metres long and 30 metres wide on the southern b...
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Beach
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Michael Beckwith
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Cleveleys Beach Cleveleys Beach is located 3 kilometers west of Cleveleys in the county of Lancashire.
Jim Champion
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Godrevy Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Green Bay
Bob Jones
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Carradale Beach Carradale Beach is approximately 400 meters north of Carradale.
David Long
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Fistral South Fistral South bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Appletree Bay
Andy Beecroft
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Withernsea Withernsea Beach is a long sandy resort beach on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. Behind the beach...
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