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Great beaches in UK

DS Pugh
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Sheringham Beach
Trish Steel
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Flamborough North Landing Beach
E Gammie
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New Quay North Beach
John Bayes
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Selsey East Beach
Rick Ryder
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Westgate West Bay
Dot Potter
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Gronant Dunes Beach
David Anstiss
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Allhallows Beach Allhallows Beach lies in Medway, 200 meters south west of Allhallows.
Chris Gunns 
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Brewery Beach Brewery Beach is a beach in Rushen.
John Winterbottom
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Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
Pam Brophy
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Tintagel Beach
Nigel Brown 
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Little Quay Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Brownsea Island - Poole On this entire island, only assistance dogs are allowed on the beach.
Colin Smith
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Rhosneigr Broad Beach Rhosneigr Broad Beach lies in Isle of Anglesey, 600 meters south east of Rhosneigr.
Bob Jones
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Brightlingsea Brightlingsea is an ancient maritime town (Cinque Port). The beach is restricted and consists of gravel, sand and mud...
Mike Pennington
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Aberdeen Footdee Beach Aberdeen Footdee Beach is located in Aberdeen City 1 kilometers east of Castlehill and Pittodrie.
Dr Neil Clifton
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Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley The bathing water site, known as ‘Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley', is located on the River Wharfe at Ilkley, close to Il...
Eric Jones 
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Aberdaron Beach Aberdaron Beach is 200 meters south of Aberdaron in the county of Gwynedd.
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
Brendan and Ruth McCartney
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Lee-on-Solent The bathing water is a gently shelving resort beach adjacent to the shopping centre of Lee-on-the-Solent. More than 1...
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
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