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Simon Carey
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Shoreham Kingston Beach
Evelyn Simak
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Sea Palling Sea Palling is a small coastal hamlet and has a wide sandy beach with a series of shallow bays formed by man-made ree...
Steve Daniels 
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Shanklin Shanklin beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is towards the south of Sandown Bay. The southern half of...
Richard Slessor
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Fraserburgh Tiger Hill Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Lydstep Beach
Henry Spooner
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Barmouth Beach Barmouth Beach is located 500 meters south west of Barmouth in the county of Gwynedd.
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
Darren Haddock
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Porth Oer Beach Porth Oer Beach is situated about 4 kilometers north west of Aberdaron.
Ken Craig
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West Sandwick Beach
Les Hull 
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Dunure Beach
K  A 
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St Annes North Beach
Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Bovisand is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 100 metres wide, surrounded by cliff...
Mick Garratt
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North Gare Sands
Simon Johnston
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Aberdour Silver Sands Aberdour Silver Sands beach lies 800 meters north east of Aberdour, Fife.
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Philip Halling 
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Upton Towans Upton Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, a...
Paul Mercer
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Marloes Sands This beach offers a variety of attractions for different types of visitors. It welcomes dogs, making it a perfect spo...
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
E Gammie 
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Hampton Pier West Beach
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