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Gordon McKinlay
Photo: Gordon McKinlay CC BY-SA 2.0
Ingoldmells Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Graham Horn
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Ladram Bay Ladram Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a small beach resort, approximately 145 metres wide, backed by cliff...
Albert Bridge
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Cranfield Beach Cranfield Beach is a beach in County Down.
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
Tom Jolliffe
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Man Sands
Steve Daniels 
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Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
Alex McGregor 
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Cresswell Beach Cresswell Beach lies 400 meters north west of Cresswell, Northumberland.
Trevor Rickard
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Whiting Bay
David Long
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Fistral South Fistral South bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Peter Moore 
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Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Eric Jones
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Pentraeth Beach
wfmillar
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Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan South Beach is situated about 800 meters east of Ardrossan.
Row
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Kennack Sands Kennack Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by s...
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Steve Egginton
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Martins Haven Beach
Trevor Hilton
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Porth Tyn Beach Porth Tyn Beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 1 kilometers south east of Rhosneigr.
Crispin Purdye
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Row Cove Row Cove beach is about 2 kilometers south east of Newton and Noss.
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