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John McLeish
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Millport Bay
Nick Smith
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Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Paul Hutchinson
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Elbury Cove
Mike Faherty
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Milford-on-sea Beach
Andrew Whale
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Seaton Beach
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Central Beach
Richard Law
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Porth Clais Beach Porth Clais Beach is 4 kilometers south of St. David's and the Cathedral Close in the county of Pembrokeshire.
Oliver Dixon
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Tresaith Beach
Chris Gunns 
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Port St. Mary Beach Port St. Mary Beach is located in Rushen 200 meters north east of Port Saint Mary.
M J Richardson 
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Fionnphort Bay (Port of the White Sands) This beautiful beach offers a unique view of the distinctive split rock and the historic Iona Abbey located in the di...
Chris Downer
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Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
Pierre Terre
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Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Philip Halling 
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Upton Towans Upton Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, a...
Nigel Chadwick
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Reculver Beach Reculver Beach is a beach in Kent.
kevin rothwell
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Arbroath Victoria Park Beach Arbroath Victoria Park Beach is about 800 meters north east of Arbroath.
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Cullercoats Bay Beach is a gently sloping resort beach enclosed by piers at each end making a very sheltered bay.
Richard Webb
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North Berwick Milsey Bay
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
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