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Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Eileen Henderson
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Southwold The Denes Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with ...
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
C P Smith 
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Henleaze Lake Henleaze Lake is situated in the Bristol suburb of Henleaze, 3 miles from the city centre. This former quarry is appr...
Steve  F
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is in East Riding of Yorkshire 1000 meters east of Bridlington.
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands
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...
Mick Garratt
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Marske Sands
Pierre Terre
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Mupe Bay Dogs are welcome to visit our establishment throughout the year.
roger geach
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Lantic Bay
Florian Pépellin
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St Brelade\'s Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
Helmut Zozmann 
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Dover Harbour Beach
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
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...
Anthony Parkes 
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Salcombe North Sands
Tim Westcott
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Perranporth Perranporth bathing water is at the southern end of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach ...
Philip Halling
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Bude Sandymouth Beach Bude Sandymouth Beach is 5 kilometers south of Morwenstow in the county of Cornwall.
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
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