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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...
Martyn Gorman
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Newburgh Beach
Whatlep
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Penally Beach
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Hive is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
Bill Boaden 
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Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
Iain Macaulay
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Fraserburgh Philorth Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Shell Bay North Shell Bay North is at the mouth of Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It i...
Adrian and Janet Quantock
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach r...
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Alan Bowring
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Bracelet Bay Bracelet Bay beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Mumbles.
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
Nick R
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Avoch Beach Avoch Beach is situated in the county of Highland, 100 meters south east of Avoch.
M J Richardson
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Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
Clive Perrin
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Crackington Haven Beach Crackington Haven Beach is about 200 meters west of Crackington Haven.
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Barry Watch House Bay Barry Watch House Bay beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south of Barry.
Sebastian Ballard
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Christchurch Steamer Point Christchurch Steamer Point beach is located 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset.
Eric Jones 
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Nicholson\'s Strand Beach
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