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Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Tim Marshall 
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Worbarrow Bay This beach welcomes dogs throughout the entire year.
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Beach Porthcurnick Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Gerrans.
Darren Rosson
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Booby's Bay Booby's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately 1 kilometre south of Trevose Head. It is a rural beach t...
Jim Champion
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Portheras Cove Portheras Cove beach is 5 kilometers north of St Just in the county of Cornwall.
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
Ian Knox
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Alnmouth Beach Alnmouth Beach is located in Northumberland 300 meters south east of Alnmouth.
Phil Williams
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Holyhead Beach
Stephen McKay
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Helensburgh Beach
Chris Carlson
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Warkworth Beach
Simon Carey
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Norman`s Bay Norman's Bay is a remote beach between Eastbourne and Hasting in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, wit...
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Peter Church
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Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay, Birchington The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the village of Birchington. It is a gently shelving...
Tony Atkin
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Looe Plaidy Beach
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
ally McGurk
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Bardsea Beach Bardsea Beach lies 600 meters south east of Bardsea, Cumbria.
Sue Adair
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Meols Meols beach at Dove Point is an undulating sandy beach with sand banks visible from the shore at high tide. The beach...
OLU
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Yarmouth Beach
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