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Jonathan Billinger
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Poldhu Cove Poldhu Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sandy cove, approximately 250 metres wide, backed by san...
Derek Harper
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Strete Gate Beach
Nicholas Mutton
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Aberaeron North Beach Aberaeron North Beach lies in Ceredigion, 600 meters north of Aberaeron.
JThomas
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Nairn Central Beach
Roger  Kidd 
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Sango Sands
Robin Lucas
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Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren is on the south coast of Devon and is a long sand spit extending across the mouth of the Exe Estuary. ...
Bob Embleton
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Cushendall Beach
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
Philip Halling 
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Cogden Beach Throughout the year, canines are welcome at our establishment without any restrictions.
Eric Jones
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Benllech Beach Benllech Beach is located 500 meters east of Benllech in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Cockle Shore Beach
John Salmon
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Deal Castle Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Do...
Trevor Rickard
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Shipload Bay
james denham
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Dunbar East Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
JThomas 
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Cambois North Beach Cambois North Beach is approximately 4 kilometers north of Blyth.
Robert Lamb
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Westbrook Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Mother Ivey`s Bay Mother Ivey's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 480 metres wide, backed...
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