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Ian Rushin
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Craig Du Beach Craig Du Beach or Black Rock Sand Beach is located in Gwynedd 2 kilometers west of Morfa Bychan.
Roger A Smith
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Ilfracombe Wildersmouth Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Philip Pankhurst
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Runswick Bay Runswick Bay Beach is a rural beach situated on the north Yorkshire coast. It lies within a sheltered sandy bay. The...
Ross
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Ballyhalbert Beach Ballyhalbert Beach is 300 meters north west of Ballyhalbert in the county of County Down.
Tony Atkin 
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Lynmouth Lynmouth is a small resort bay on the edge of Exmoor National Park on the north coast of Devon. The bay is sheltered ...
David Lally 
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Millendreath Millendreath beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 650 metres wide, back...
Keith Burroughs
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Fleetwood Fleetwood beach sits at the top end of the Fylde coastline, facing north into Morecambe Bay. The beach is mainly sand...
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands Paignton Preston Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by ...
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Andrew Whale
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Seaton Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate West Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Julieanne Savage
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Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Alan Fryer
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Llanbedrog Beach
Phil Thirkell
Photo: Phil Thirkell CC BY-SA 2.0
Tynemouth Short Sands
Sue Adair
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West Kirby Beach
E Gammie
Photo: E Gammie CC BY-SA 2.0
Fairbourne Beach
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