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Jim Champion
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Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach is 7 kilometers south east of Christchurch in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome a...
mike hancock
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Shorthorn Beach
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Clevedon Bay Clevedon Bay beach is in North Somerset, 1 kilometers west of Clevedon.
Derek Harper 
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Torre Abbey Torre Abbey is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wid...
Mat Fascione 
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Kinmel Bay
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
tormentor
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Longniddry Beach
Trevor Hilton
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Porth Tyn Beach Porth Tyn Beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 1 kilometers south east of Rhosneigr.
Trish Steel
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Crantock Crantock Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall at the mouth of the Gannel Estuary. It is a sandy beach resort, appr...
Mick Garratt
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Marske Sands Marske Sands is a gently-sloping sandy beach fronting the town from which it takes its name. The designated bathing w...
Steve Daniels 
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Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Graham Taylor
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Torbay Crawley Woods Beach
Colin Smith
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Collieston Beach Collieston Beach is situated about 200 meters south east of Collieston.
Maurice D Budden 
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Charlestown Beach Charlestown Beach is approximately 300 meters east of Charlestown.
Dara Jasumani
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St. Ishmaels Beach
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
Nigel Homer
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Porthcawl Newton Bay Porthcawl Newton Bay beach is 700 meters south east of Newton in the county of Bridgend.
Simon Carey
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Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach is 2 kilometers east of Rose Green in the county of West Sussex.
Peter Church 
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Sandilands
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