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nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Chris Downer
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Great Yarmouth South Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth south beach is wide, sandy ...
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
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Silloth Beach
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Philip Halling 
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Pendower Beach
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
Chris Downer 
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Reeth Bay This serene beach lies in a remote location and boasts quaint boats and a rugged seawall. The beach is bordered by de...
Martin Bodman
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East Looe East Looe is at the mouth of the Looe Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, app...
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Exmouth Exmouth is on the south coast of Devon at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximate...
Ian Capper
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Coverack Coverack is located on the Lizard Peninsula on south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural shingle beach approximately 790...
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
David Dixon 
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Formby Victoria Road Beach
Andy Beecroft
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Danes Dyke Beach
Martin Bodman
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Pentewan Beach
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