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Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
Chris J Dixon
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Rock Beach Rock Beach is in Cornwall 900 meters south west of Rock.
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
Stephen McCulloch
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Redcar Granville Redcar Granville is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-sloping sand...
Robin Lucas
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Studland Knoll House Studland Knoll House is within Studland Bay on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a s...
Rob Purvis
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St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Row
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Blundellsands Crosby Beach Blundellsands Crosby Beach is situated about 6 kilometers south west of Sefton.
David Martin 
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Orchard Bay This charming beach is privately owned, but is accessible to the public. However, visitors are kindly reminded to mai...
Jamie Stokes
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Worthing East Pier Beach
chris
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Ettrick Bay
Pierre Terre
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Bournemouth Hengistbury West Bournemouth Hengitsbury West forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shing...
Evelyn Simak 
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Winterton Beach
Ian Cunliffe
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Portloe Beach Portloe Beach is situated 1 kilometers south east of Veryan in Cornwall.
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
Maurice D Budden 
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Hele Bay
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