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Trevor Rickard
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Crinnis Beach Crinnis beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 760 metres wide, backed by...
Paul Mercer
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Marloes Sands This beach offers a variety of attractions for different types of visitors. It welcomes dogs, making it a perfect spo...
P stephenson
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Silloth Beach
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
Roger W Haworth
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St Annes North The bathing water is extremely flat in profile and sandy with up to 300 metres of sand exposed at low tide. Sand dune...
Evelyn Simak 
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Winterton Beach
Andy Waddington
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Parton Beach
Eric Jones
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Newcastle Beach
Robin Lucas
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Studland Knoll House Studland Knoll House is within Studland Bay on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a s...
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Tregonhawke beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a long sand and rock beach approximately 1...
David Long
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Fistral South Fistral South bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Peter Moore 
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Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
MJ Reilly
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Walton Walton is a popular resort with the second longest pier in Britain. The beach is sandy and backed by the promenade wh...
Chris Gunns
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Portsmouth Victoria Pier Beach Portsmouth Victoria Pier Beach lies 300 meters south west of Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth.
Gordon Hatton
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Aberffraw Beach Aberffraw Beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 1 kilometers south east of Aberffraw.
Derek Harper
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Maidencombe Beach
Anne Burgess
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Burghead Beach Burghead Beach is 800 meters south of Burghead in the county of Moray.
Geof Sheppard
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Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Chris Downer 
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Freshwater Bay Smuggler's Beach This beach is a small, yet charming enclave that unveils itself during low tide and hosts several caves for explorati...
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