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Dan Friess
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Binnel Bay This shoreline may not offer an easy entry or a suitable spot for swimming. Furthermore, it is studded with stones an...
MichaelMaggs
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Mundesley Mundesley is a popular traditional seaside resort with a sandy beach and tidal pools. It is backed by a raised promen...
L Willetts
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Leonards Cove
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
alan marshall
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Carreg Wen Beach Carreg Wen Beach is located in Gwynedd 500 meters south of Borth-y-Gêst.
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Alex McGregor 
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Redgate Beach Redgate Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Torquay.
John Firth
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Douglas Central Beach
Anne Burgess
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Strathlene Beach
John McLeish
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Millport Bay
Fossick OU
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Peter\'s Point
Sheila Russell
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Mexico Towans Mexico Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, ...
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Clive Perrin
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Highcliffe Beach Highcliffe Beach is located 1000 meters south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome between...
Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
Alexander P Kapp 
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Aldingham Beach Aldingham Beach is located 3 kilometers north west of Aldingham in the county of Cumbria.
Derek Harper
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Maidencombe Beach
Pam Goodey
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East Quantoxhead Beach
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet 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...
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