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Anne and Jeff Rolfe 
Photo: Anne and Jeff Rolfe  CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Soderick Beach Port Soderick Beach is a beach in Middle.
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
John S Turner 
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Black Rock Sands Black Rock Sands beach is approximately 900 meters south east of Morfa Bychan.
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
Willie Duffin 
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Portrush East Strand Beach Portrush East Strand Beach is 500 meters east of Portrush in the county of County Antrim.
Paul Thomson
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Seamill Beach
Joe Pritchard
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Carbis Bay Carbis Bay beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately one kil...
Nigel Mykura
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West Bay (West) West Bay (West) is next to Bridport Harbour in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a pebble, shingle and sand beach r...
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone Leasfoot Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Bournemouth Boscombe Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy be...
Derek Harper
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Mevagissey Beach
Ian Medcalf
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Llanon Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Brean Beach Brean Beach is situated 600 meters south east of Brean in Somerset.
Christine Matthews
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Brighton Central Brighton and Hove is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Central beach is we...
Roger W Haworth
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Tal-y-bont Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Promenade Beach
Mike Pennington
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Seahouses North Beach
Julian Dowse
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Holkham Gap
dinglefoot
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Woodside Bay This particular beach boasts a mixture of pebbles and sand, and is surrounded by a lush woodland. It is primarily fre...
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