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Andy Radcliffe
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Jurby Beach
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
Jim Bain
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St. Andrews West Sands
Christopher Hilton 
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Porlock Weir Porlock Bay is between Hurlestone Point and Porlock Weir in Somerset overlooking the Bristol Channel. Porlock Weir is...
wfmillar
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Irvine Beach
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Derek Harper
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Fermain Beach
Judith Cutler
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Traigh Ghael Beach Traigh Ghael, also known as the Gaelic beach of the Highlander, is a serene and isolated beach located on the souther...
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Pam Brophy
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Combe Martin Combe Martin is a small resort, in a sheltered valley, at the western edge of Exmoor National Park on the north Devon...
Ian Rushin
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Craig Du Beach Craig Du Beach or Black Rock Sand Beach is located in Gwynedd 2 kilometers west of Morfa Bychan.
wfmillar
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Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan South Beach is situated about 800 meters east of Ardrossan.
Julieanne Savage
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Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
June Hodge 
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Kilvickeon Beach Isle of Mull To get to Kilvickeon beach, drive along Craignure to Fionnphort road until you reach the turn off just before Bunessa...
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Paul Hutchinson
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Elbury Cove
OLU
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Ynyslas Beach
Ian Medcalf
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Llanon Beach
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