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Ben Gamble
Photo: Ben Gamble CC BY-SA 2.0
Frensham Great Pond The designated bathing area is situated on Frensham Great Pond's northern edge. Bathing is restricted to a marked san...
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Chris Gunns
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Laxey Beach
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trebarwith Strand Trebarwith Strand is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote, sandy bay, approximately 800 metres wide,...
Row
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Cadgwith Cove Cadgwith Cove beach is situated 14 kilometers south east of Helston in Cornwall.
Jayne Toyne
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Cilborth Beach Llangrannog Beach / Cilborth Beach is in Ceredigion 400 meters west of Llangrannog.
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...
gary radford
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Sutton-on-Sea Sutton-on-Sea is a small resort with a wide sandy beach. The beach is close to gardens and backed by the town.
Florian Pépellin
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Greve de Lecq Beach
Tom Jolliffe
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Broadsands Broadsands beach is situated north east of Galmpton.
Raymond Knapman 
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Morecambe South Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
Dara Jasumani
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St. Ishmaels Beach
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West Beach
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
keith stuart
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Hartland Quay Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is on the Dorset coast and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote shingle beach, approxi...
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Easington Beach
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Slip Beach
Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
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