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[GAME] British Beaches Word Scramble

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Hello everyone!

 

To follow suit with the O2 Community's Summer 2022 event, I've come up with a rather tricky British Beaches Word Scramble. I say tricky because I've included some not-so-famous beaches and, of course, there are plenty of Cornish and Welsh ones too. To unscramble them, you will need to figure out the name of the beach and the region or county where they are situated in, such as "Brighton - East Sussex".

Enough of introductions, let’s have some fun!

 

1. AOCRNPHHOTT YAB- AOWCLLNR - [SOLVED]: PORTHCOTHAN BAY - CORNWALL

2. NGLLNNARAGO - IODRENICGE - [SOLVED]: LLANGRANNOG - CEREDIGION

3. TNITALWL AMJRO - VLAE FO ROGLNAGMA - [SOLVED]: LLANTWIT MAJOR - VALE OF GLAMORGAN

4. BAOOMEOCWL LVELGIA - OEVDN - [SOLVED]: WOOLACOMBE VILLAGE - DEVON 

5. ATRTTEWRPSO TRSNDA - DROONYDNREL - [SOLVED]:  PORTSTEWART STRAND - LONDONDERRY

6. NLDDUSAT LOLNK - STODRE - [SOLVED]: STUDLAND KNOLL HOUSE - DORSET

7. LNAEASKW ABY - OBEIRSKREHEMP - [SOLVED]: SWANLAKE BAY - PEMBROKESHIRE

8. AWNNLDYDL - LEIS OF GAEENSLY - [SOLVED]: LLANDDWYN - ISLE OF ANGLESEY

9. OARPPEHTRNR HALEPEN DSSAN - NLWLORCA - [SOLVED]: PERRANPORTH PENHALE SANDS - 

CORNWALL

10. NMTW - GIDECNOREI - [SOLVED]: MWNT - CEREDIGION

11. NIKOGEVRSIN - HTRON EHOKRRYSI - [SOLVED]: SKINNINGROVE - NORTH YORKSHIRE

12. OARGRUBCSHO HTNOR ABY - TOHNR RRSOHKIYE - [SOLVED]: SCARBOROUGH NORTH BAY - NORTH YORKSHIRE

13. NDORITBINGL - TSAE DIIGRN FO KORRYSIEH - [SOLVED]: BRIDLINGTON - EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

14. DRELDU ODOR - RETDOS - [SOLVED]: DURDLE DOOR - DORSET

15. RETHAT EEHCNPLL - YDWNEDG - [SOLVED]: TRAETH PENLLECH - GWYNEDD

16. MWTUCYD - IEODICGNER - [SOLVED]: CWMTYDU - CEREDIGION

17.RCCKMEEU HENAV - ATSE SSUSXE - [SOLVED]: CUCKMERE HAVEN - EAST SUSSEX

18. NORNEVT HCEBA - ESIL FO WHITG - [SOLVED]: VENTNOR BEACH - ISLE OF WIGHT

19. MTLNAHUO - HARBRUOLNENDTM - [SOLVED]: ALNMOUTH - NORTHUMBERLAND

20. LCOHRIAG - HTE NLSDIGHAH - [SOLVED]: GAIRLOCH - THE HIGHLANDS

21. NFRAABAE MAMGRA DSNSA - HAETN PTOR TLATBO - [SOLVED]: ABERAFAN MARGAM SANDS - NEATH PORT TALBOT

22. BWNIGEGNI YB EHT ESA - NLMOARDTUNERHB - [SOLVED]: NEWBIGGIN BY THE SEA - NORTHUMBERLAND

23. TS ASNINNI LSIE - HDSLETAN - [SOLVED]: ST NINIANS ISLE  - SHETLAND

24. REESNSTS - LSEI FO NDAASY - [SOLVED]: TRESNESS - ISLE OF SANDAY

25. NILDOHCMAG BYA - MTHEEOYU - [SOLVED]: COLDINGHAM BAY - EYEMOUTH 

26. AANNS AYB - RMNRUDNHAAAC - [SOLVED]: SANNA BAY - ARDNAMURCHAN

27. REARDRTDU ABY - YLESEAGN [SOLVED]: TREARDDUR BAY - ANGLESEY

28. TTYNHUMEO GOLSNADNS - TNEY NAD EWAR - [SOLVED]: TYNEMOUTH LONGSANDS - TYNE AND WEAR

29. IATPULAGCOHRN - TEH SGIDHANLH - [SOLVED]: PORTNALUCHAIG - THE HIGHLANDS

30. ORWKEICHT - ROSHPRTU - [SOLVED]: WHITEROCK - PORTRUSH

 

As always, please only one guess per reply, so that everyone has a chance to participate, and also please wait until someone else has guessed after you before you guess again.

 

Hope to see our regular quizzers @BobM @Cleoriff@gmarkj@jonsie @J9el@madasaf1sh@Mi-Amigo@MI5@pgn@Projectionist@RunrigForever@sheepdog@TallTrees, other members partaking in the summer activities @Pipstop78 and @Comben, and anyone else who feels like joining in and any others I might have forgotten or who want to join the fun! 

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9 - nailed it @pgn 👏

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5 - correct!

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@RafaC

26 - RMNRUDNHAAAC must be ARDNAMURCHAN in Scotland...

so is the answer

SANNA BAY - ARDNAMURCHAN ??? long shot

 

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[UPDATE]

1. AOCRNPHHOTT YAB- AOWCLLNR - [SOLVED]: PORTHCOTHAN BAY - CORNWALL

2. NGLLNNARAGO - IODRENICGE - [SOLVED]: LLANGRANNOG - CEREDIGION

3. TNITALWL AMJRO - VLAE FO ROGLNAGMA - [SOLVED]: LLANTWIT MAJOR - VALE OF GLAMORGAN

4. BAOOMEOCWL LVELGIA - OEVDN - [SOLVED]: WOOLACOMBE VILLAGE - DEVON 

5. ATRTTEWRPSO TRSNDA - DROONYDNREL - [SOLVED]:  PORTSTEWART STRAND - LONDONDERRY

6. NLDDUSAT LOLNK - STODRE - [SOLVED]: STUDLAND KNOLL HOUSE - DORSET

7. LNAEASKW ABY - OBEIRSKREHEMP - [SOLVED]: SWANLAKE BAY - PEMBROKESHIRE

8. AWNNLDYDL - LEIS OF GAEENSLY - [SOLVED]: LLANDDWYN - ISLE OF ANGLESEY

9. OARPPEHTRNR HALEPEN DSSAN - NLWLORCA - [SOLVED]: PERRANPORTH PENHALE SANDS - 

CORNWALL

10. NMTW - GIDECNOREI - [SOLVED]: MWNT - CEREDIGION

11. NIKOGEVRSIN - HTRON EHOKRRYSI - [SOLVED]: SKINNINGROVE - NORTH YORKSHIRE

12. OARGRUBCSHO HTNOR ABY - TOHNR RRSOHKIYE - [SOLVED]: SCARBOROUGH NORTH BAY - NORTH YORKSHIRE

13. NDORITBINGL - TSAE DIIGRN FO KORRYSIEH - [SOLVED]: BRIDLINGTON - EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

14. DRELDU ODOR - RETDOS - [SOLVED]: DURDLE DOOR - DORSET

15. RETHAT EEHCNPLL - YDWNEDG

16. MWTUCYD - IEODICGNER

17.RCCKMEEU HENAV - ATSE SSUSXE - [SOLVED]: CUCKMERE HAVEN - EAST SUSSEX

18. NORNEVT HCEBA - ESIL FO WHITG - [SOLVED]: VENTNOR BEACH - ISLE OF WIGHT

19. MTLNAHUO - HARBRUOLNENDTM

20. LCOHRIAG - HTE NLSDIGHAH - [SOLVED]: GAIRLOCH - THE HIGHLANDS

21. NFRAABAE MAMGRA DSNSA - HAETN PTOR TLATBO - [SOLVED]: ABERAFAN MARGAM SANDS - NEATH PORT TALBOT

22. BWNIGEGNI YB EHT ESA - NLMOARDTUNERHB - [SOLVED]: NEWBIGGIN BY THE SEA - NORTHUMBERLAND

23. TS ASNINNI LSIE - HDSLETAN - [SOLVED]: ST NINIANS ISLE  - SHETLAND

24. REESNSTS - LSEI FO NDAASY - [SOLVED]: TRESNESS - ISLE OF SANDAY

25. NILDOHCMAG BYA - MTHEEOYU

26. AANNS AYB - RMNRUDNHAAAC - [SOLVED]: SANNA BAY - ARDNAMURCHAN

27. REARDRTDU ABY - YLESEAGN [SOLVED]: TREARDDUR BAY - ANGLESEY

28. TTYNHUMEO GOLSNADNS - TNEY NAD EWAR - [SOLVED]: TYNEMOUTH LONGSANDS - TYNE AND WEAR

29. IATPULAGCOHRN - TEH SGIDHANLH - [SOLVED]: PORTNALUCHAIG - THE HIGHLANDS

30. ORWKEICHT - ROSHPRTU - [SOLVED]: WHITEROCK - PORTRUSH

 

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@Cleoriff wrote:

5) PORT STEWART STRAND- LONDONDERRY


Well done - 2 NI beaches - Portrush and Portstewart 😎

 

technical point: WhiterockS beach wink

 

2022-08-05 12_52_00-Portrush Whiterocks Beach - Google Maps.png

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@pgn that link you've shared 😮

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@pgn wrote:

9. PERRANPORTH PENHALE SANDS, Cornwall 

 

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/day-elephants-enjoyed-bath-perranporth-4731746


You genius.... couldn`t get that 😂

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I also like the fish and chip shop at Babbacombe Beach, Torquay 

@RafaC 



HAPPINESS IS BEE SHAPED

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I've just searched for that beach on the internet and it looks amazing! It's not on our list though.
Now I want some fish and chips @TallTrees 😋

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26 - correct!

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