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Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Unukorno
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Belvoir Bay Belvoir Bay beach is a beach in Guernsey.
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
Ian Knox
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Alnmouth Beach Alnmouth Beach is located in Northumberland 300 meters south east of Alnmouth.
Chris Shaw
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Porthcawl Sandy Bay Porthcawl Sandy Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 700 meters east of Porthcawl.
wfmillar
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is situated about 3 kilometers east of Blyth.
John Lucas 
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St Just Beach
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Simon Carey
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Brighton Kemptown Beach
Bob Jones
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Rosehearty Beach Rosehearty Beach is located 200 meters north east of Rosehearty in the county of Aberdeenshire.
Mark Pilbeam
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Watershoot Bay The secluded rocky beach can be found by traversing a complex network of footpaths from Old Blackgang Road Car Park, ...
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno North Shore Beach
bunberyist
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Maenporth Beach
Martin Bodman
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Gammons Head Beach
Colin Vosper
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Smugglers Cove
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Tunstall is currently closed, there is no safe access to bathers due to coastal erosion. Tunstall Beach is a long rur...
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay is a sandy/shingle beach that stretches from Eastern Esplanade by Southchurch Park through to Thorpe Bay Y...
Simon Carey
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Hove West Beach
Leslie Barrie
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Machrihanish Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Gunwalloe Cove
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