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Dylan Moore
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Gwbert Beach
Steve  F
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Southwold The Pier Southwold is a traditional beach resort with a refurbished pier and beach huts. The beach is sandy, gently sloping an...
Ian Cardinal 
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Old Colwyn Beach
Stephen Horncastle
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Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
David Anstiss 
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Sandwich Bay Sandwich Bay is a rural beach on the East coast of Kent about 5 km south of Ramsgate. The steep shingle beach is towa...
Jennifer Luther Thomas
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Monkstone Beach
Rod Allday
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Mexico Towan Beach
Chris Gunns
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Eastney Beach
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Simon Carey
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Ryde Ryde Beach is a long, straight sandy resort to the north of Ryde Town Centre on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wi...
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Richard Humphrey 
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Scratby Beach
Ken Craig
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West Sandwick Beach
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Barmston Beach Barmston Beach is 900 meters north east of Barmston in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
OLU
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Clarach North Beach Clarach North Beach is located in Ceredigion 100 meters west of Clarach.
Philip Halling
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Saunton Sands Saunton Sands bathing water is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort backed by sand dunes. The beac...
Colin Hanson
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Prestatyn Barkby Beach Prestatyn Barkby Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north of Prestatyn.
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
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