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Hugh Venables
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Challaborough Beach Challaborough Beach is situated about 500 meters north west of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Richard Webb 
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Spittal Quay Beach
Simon Carey
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Normans Bay
Penny Mayes
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Leysdown Leysdown is a traditional resort beach on the Isle of Sheppey. The gently sloping beach is mostly sandy, with some sh...
Andy Brass
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Whitby Beach
Gary Rogers
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Lusty Glaze Lusty Glaze is a picturesque Cornish beach, known locally as Lostyn Glas - which translates to a place to view blue b...
Clive Perrin
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Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach, approximately...
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Simon Carey
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Ryde Springvale Beach
Chris J Dixon
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Towan Beach
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Kingsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 200 metres wide, clo...
chris lovelock
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Plymouth Hoe East Plymouth Hoe East is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Eric Jones
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Beaumaris Beach Beaumaris Beach is 300 meters east of Beaumaris in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Simon Hookey
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Hastings Bulverhythe Beach
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
Chris J Dixon
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Rock Beach Rock Beach is in Cornwall 900 meters south west of Rock.
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Roger Smith
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Sunderland Seaburn Beach
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Tony Atkin
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Ness Beach
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