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Arriva
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Cowes To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide t...
Nigel Monckton
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Allonby South Beach Allonby South Beach is in Cumbria 3 kilometers north of Birkby.
fabiolah
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Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier Beach
PAUL FARMER
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Salcombe North Sands Salcombe North Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
pam fray
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West Beach, Whitstable West Beach is situated at Whitstable on the North Kent coast. The gently sloping shingle beach is intersected by wood...
Dan Friess
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Binnel Bay This shoreline may not offer an easy entry or a suitable spot for swimming. Furthermore, it is studded with stones an...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sidmouth Town Beach
Oliver Dixon
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Sandyhills Beach
Gavin Tyte
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Lepe Lepe beach, part of Lepe Country Park, is on the Hampshire coast with views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The...
Richard Webb
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Billow Ness Beach Billow Ness Beach lies 700 meters south of Anstruther, Fife.
Robin Webster 
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Bexhill Beach Bexhill Beach lies 700 meters south east of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Shell Bay North Shell Bay North is at the mouth of Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It i...
Les Hull
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Annan Beach Annan Beach is in Dumfries and Galloway 2 kilometers south east of Annan.
Richard Law
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Millendreath Beach
N Chadwick 
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West Bexington Beach Specific areas allow dogs to be welcomed throughout the entire year.
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Great Yarmouth Power Station Beach
Richard Webb
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Dalgety Bay
Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
Nigel Chadwick
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Hampton Pier East Beach
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