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Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
Nigel Homer
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Porthcawl Trecco Bay Porthcawl Trecco Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 2 kilometers east of Porthcawl.
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Beach
John Salmon
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Deal Castle Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Do...
Stacey Harris
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Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
Kate Jewell
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Little Fistral Beach Located to the north of the renowned Fistral Beach of Newquay, lies the picturesque Little Fistral beach. Accessible ...
Roger Gilbertson
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Achmelvich Beach Achmelvich Beach is situated in the county of Highland, 400 meters west of Achmelvich.
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
Stephen McKay
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Mortehoe Rockham Bay
Albert Bridge
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Warrenpoint
Simon Carey
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Greatstone Beach
Robert Cuthill
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Swansea Slipway Beach
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Crinnis Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Ilfracombe Hele Ilfracombe Hele Beach is a small cove at the resort of Ilfracombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a sheltered sand...
Row
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Kennack Sands Kennack Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by s...
Sally 
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Alum Bay Take a leisurely chairlift ride down to the multi-colored sands of the beach. Enjoy a relaxing boat ride out to the n...
Mike Faherty 
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Calshot Calshot beach is part of a shingle spit on the Hampshire coast which extends westward into the southern end of Southa...
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