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E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
Trevor Rickard
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Whiting Bay
OLU
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Yarmouth Beach
Peter Conroy
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Cwmtydu Beach
Graham Taylor
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Colwyn Bay Pier Beach Colwyn Bay Pier Beach is 400 meters north east of Colwyn Bay in the county of Conwy.
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Culzean Beach
Derek Harper
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Shaldon Beach
Colin Hanson
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Prestatyn Barkby Beach Prestatyn Barkby Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Prestatyn.
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay Bracklesham Bay beach is 200 meters south of Bracklesham in the county of West Sussex.
Ray Stanton
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Eastoke The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow 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...
Chris Gunns
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Laxey Beach
Philip Halling
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Porthcothan Porthcothan Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sheltered sandy bay, approximately 400 metres wide,...
Tim Green
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Portscatho Beach Portscatho Beach is 100 meters north east of Portscatho in the county of Cornwall.
Ian Balcombe
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Keiss Beach
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone Leasfoot Beach
Dr Duncan Pepper
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Broadstairs Viking Bay Broadstairs Viking Bay beach is situated about 200 meters east of Broadstairs.
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