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Geof Sheppard
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Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
Christine Matthews
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Brighton Central Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Central beach is we...
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay is a sandy/shingle beach that stretches from Eastern Esplanade by Southchurch Park through to Thorpe Bay Y...
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Leslie Barrie
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Kames Bay
Nigel Monckton
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Allonby Allonby is a large sandy beach rising to a shingle slope. There is a flat grassy area behind the beach which joins th...
DS Pugh
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Llandanwg Beach
Alan Swain
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Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
Jim Bain
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Elie Ruby Bay
John H Darch 
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Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Rayrigg Meadow is located on the eastern edge of Lake Windermere. The beach at Rayrigg Meadow is shallow sloping and ...
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Ian S 
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Fort Victoria Woodland Beach There is a picturesque beach, whose name is not yet known, concealed within the woods. By strolling along a path, you...
Mick Heraty
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Patch Beach
Mike Smith
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Chesil Cove Chesil Cove beach is approximately 200 meters south of Chiswell.
Nigel Chadwick
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Reculver Beach Reculver Beach is a beach in Kent.
wfmillar
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is situated about 3 kilometers east of Blyth.
Chris Heaton
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Low Newton Low Newton Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is 0.5 k...
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth East Cliff Beach Bournemouth East Cliff Beach is situated about 6 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
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