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Philip Halling 
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Overcombe Beach
Raymond Knapman 
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Morecambe South Beach
Martin Bodman
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Mewslade Bay East Beach
Tom Jolliffe
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Man Sands
Michael Jagger
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Margate The Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast adjacent to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving ...
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
John Myers
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Thorney Bay
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Sue Adair
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West Kirby Beach
Mike Faherty 
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Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
sue hogben 
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Porthleven West Beach Porthleven West Beach is located 1 kilometers south of Porthleven in the county of Cornwall.
Steve Daniels
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Berrow North of Unity Farm Berrow North of Unity Farm is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a fairly remote sandy beac...
JThomas
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Fraisthorpe Beach
Clive Perrin
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Crackington Haven Beach Crackington Haven Beach is about 200 meters west of Crackington Haven.
David Smith 
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Newtown Creek Although it is listed as a beach, this location may not fully qualify as such. Instead, it is a popular spot for yach...
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Tom Pennington
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Manorbier Beach Manorbier Beach has been honored with the Green Coast Award for its pristine, eco-conscious environment. It is a fami...
Eileen Littler 
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Pick Mere
Richard Webb
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Seton Sands
DS Pugh
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Seaton Carew North Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North is the northern end of an e...
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