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Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 660 metres wide, backed b...
Andrew Bone from Weymouth England
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Weymouth Lodmoor Weymouth Lodmoor is on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by a promena...
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Martyrs Bay Beach Located just south of the pier, lies a sandy cove that holds a gruesome history. In the year 806, this bay became the...
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
Euan Nelson
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Leven West Beach
Chris J Dixon
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Towan Beach
Robin Webster 
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Bexhill Beach Bexhill Beach lies 700 meters south east of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Ross
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Ballyholme Beach Ballyholme Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Bangor.
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
David Smith 
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
Pauline Eccles
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The Cwm Nestled within a secluded area lies The Cwm, a charming beach that boasts a unique and rustic touch with a disused li...
Trish Steel
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Scarborough North Bay Scarborough North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 900 metres in length with a ge...
Chris J Dixon
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Porthminster Porthminster is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, with a...
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Alex McGregor 
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Redgate Beach Redgate Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Torquay.
Paul Hutchinson
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Maidencombe Maidencombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed by ...
Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Christine Matthews 
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Plymouth Hoe East Beach
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