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David Anstiss
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Allhallows Beach Allhallows Beach lies in Medway, 200 meters south west of Allhallows.
Martin Bodman
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East Looe Beach
Nick Smith 
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Southsea East Beach
Peter Gordois
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Walney West Shore Beach
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Julian P Guffogg
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Hastings Fairlight Glen Beach
Eirian Evans
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Rhyl Beach Rhyl Beach is located in Denbighshire 700 meters north west of Rhyl.
Chris J Dixon
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Shorthorn Beach Shorthorn beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 630 metres wide, backed ...
Eric Jones
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Lleiniog Penmon Beach
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
Steve Daniels
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Meadfoot Meadfoot is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rocky beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backe...
Trish Steel
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Flamborough North Landing Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine Central Beach
SMJ 
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Portmellon Portmellon is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 150 metres wide, backed by hi...
Chris Downer
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Durdle Door West Durdle Door West is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
Sue Adair
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Meols Meols beach at Dove Point is an undulating sandy beach with sand banks visible from the shore at high tide. The beach...
nick macneill
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Morfa Dinlle Beach
Sue Adair
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Leasowe Bay
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