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Shaun Ferguson
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Brownsea Island - Poole On this entire island, only assistance dogs are allowed on the beach.
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove
Peter Church
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Robin Hood\'s Bay Robin Hood\'s Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 19 kilometers north west of Scarborough.
Andy Peacock
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Hunstanton South Beach
Terry Johnson
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Seaham Beach Seaham Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in length. ...
Mark A Coleman
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Portwrinkle Portwrinkle is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately one kilometre wide, ...
Basher Eyre
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Middleton-on-Sea Beach
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach Hastings Pelham Beach is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly sh...
Sarah Smith
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Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy beach, approxim...
John Davies
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Holland Beach
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
John Watson
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Tynemouth King Edwards Bay King Edwards Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach enclosed by cliffs. Access is via stairs or a very long...
william
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Canvey Island Beach Canvey Island Beach is 1000 meters south west of Leigh Beck in the county of Essex.
Paul Glazzard
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Skipsea Beach
Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
Andrea Hope
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Low Newton Beach
Dylan Moore
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Gwbert Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthbean Beach Porthbean Beach is 2 kilometers north of Gerrans in the county of Cornwall.
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