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Shaun Butler
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Sandy Haven Beach
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
Chris Downer
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Worbarrow Beach
Malcolm Street
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Fraisthorpe Fraisthorpe Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle...
Tony Atkin
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Tregaseal Beach
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...
Andrew Whale
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Seaton Beach
Chris Downer 
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Saundersfoot Glen Beach
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Douglas Broadway Beach
Mike Faherty
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Christchurch Friar`s Cliff Christchurch Friars Cliff is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide fro...
John Rostron
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Southend Chalkwell Chalkwell Beach is a long, narrow, sandy beach in a residential area just to the west of Southend-on-Sea town centre....
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Eric Jones
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Trearddur Bay
Chris Downer
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Christchurch Mudeford Quay Beach Christchurch Mudeford Quay Beach is in Dorset, 7 kilometers east of Christchurch.
Philip Halling
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Saunton Sands Saunton Sands bathing water is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort backed by sand dunes. The beac...
Martin Thomas
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Slapton Sands Torcross Slapton Sands Torcross is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide...
Gordon Griffiths
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Seaham Central Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
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