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John Myers
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Thorney Bay
Peter Gordois
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Walney West Shore Beach
Ann Harrison
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Hopeman East Beach
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Central Beach
Peter Church 
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Sandilands
Sebastian Ballard
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Littlestone Beach
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Tregonhawke beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a long sand and rock beach approximately 1...
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...
Basher Eyre 
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Hillhead The bathing water is a gently shelving beach which faces south-west, across the end of Southampton Water and the Sole...
Penny Mayes
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Leysdown Leysdown is a traditional resort beach on the Isle of Sheppey. The gently sloping beach is mostly sandy, with some sh...
Simon Carey
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Ryde Springvale Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Sandy Bay Sandy Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 400 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Ashley Dace 
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Minehead Terminus Beach
wfmillar
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Heads of Ayr Beach
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno North Shore Beach
Stacey Harris
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Dymchurch Martello Tower Beach
Diliff
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Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
Alan Fryer
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Machroes Beach
Roger Cornfoot
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Teignmouth Town Beach
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
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