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Simon Palmer
Photo: Simon Palmer CC BY-SA 2.0
Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Jim Champion
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Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach is situated 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in Dorset.
John Smitten
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Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Ramsgate Western Undercliffe is a sandy beach between a number of groynes over about 300m. To the west of Ramsgate Ha...
MJ Reilly
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Walton Beach
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Overcombe Beach
David Martin 
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Porthloo
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
Anne Burgess
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Scourie Beach
Yvonne Wakefield 
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Ballycastle Beach Ballycastle Beach is in County Antrim 1 kilometers north east of Ballycastle.
Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
Alan Bowring
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St. Marys Well Bay
Ken Ballinger
Photo: Ken Ballinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Praa Sands East Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Prestatyn Central Beach Prestatyn Central Beach is 1 kilometers north west of Prestatyn in the county of Denbighshire.
Lee Mills
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Scarborough South Bay Scarborough South Beach is a popular resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 0.5 kilometres in length wit...
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Paul Gillett 
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Littlehampton Coastguard Station Beach
Brian Green
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Brightlingsea Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Seahouses North Beach
Rob Young from United Kingdom
Photo: Rob Young from United Kingdom CC BY 2.0
Oxwich Bay
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