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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.
Nigel Chadwick
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Beesands Beesands beach lies in Devon, 100 meters north east of Beesands.
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
Maigheachgheal 
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Blue Anchor Beach Blue Anchor Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Blue Anchor.
Alex McGregor 
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Redgate Beach Redgate Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Torquay.
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
L J Cunningham
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Three Cliffs Bay
John H Darch 
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Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Rayrigg Meadow is located on the eastern edge of Lake Windermere. The beach at Rayrigg Meadow is shallow sloping and ...
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Peter Moore 
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Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
David Hawgood
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Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
Dr Neil Clifton
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Bispham Beach Bispham Beach is located in Blackpool 4 kilometers north of Blackpool.
Trevor Rickard
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Roker - Sunderland Roker Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach approximately 1.5 kilometres in length which lies immediately nort...
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Jaywick is a small coastal village with large caravan parks to the west. The quiet and sandy beach has recently been ...
Anthony Foster
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Seaton Sluice Beach
Darren Rosson
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Booby's Bay Booby's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately 1 kilometre south of Trevose Head. It is a rural beach t...
John Bayes
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Selsey East Beach
Sue Adair
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Glenarm Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Laugharne Beach
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