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E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
Robin Drayton
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Crackington Haven Crackington Haven is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered bay of mainly shingle, sand and pebble...
Tony Atkin
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Porthleven Sands Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shin...
Pierre Terre
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Hillhead Beach Hillhead Beach is approximately 6 kilometers south of Fareham.
Phil Williams
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Weston Main Weston-super-Mare Main is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sandy beach, approximately t...
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
pep
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Portelet Beach Portelet Beach is located 3 kilometers south east of St. Brelade in the county of Jersey.
Diliff
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Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
Oliver Dixon
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Dornoch Beach
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sand and pebble beach, approximately 140 metres wide, ba...
Martin Bodman
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Cawsand Cawsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 120 metres wide, clos...
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
John Ferguson 
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Seacliff Beach
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Richard Webb 
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Spittal Quay Beach
Mike Pennington
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Aberdeen Footdee Beach Aberdeen Footdee Beach is located in Aberdeen City 1 kilometers east of Castlehill and Pittodrie.
Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
sue hogben 
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Porthleven West Beach Porthleven West Beach is located 1 kilometers south of Porthleven in the county of Cornwall.
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