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Eric Jones 
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Aberdaron Beach Aberdaron Beach is 200 meters south of Aberdaron in the county of Gwynedd.
Martin Bodman
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Gammons Head Beach
wfmillar
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Irvine Beach
Simon Carey
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Saltdean Saltdean is a village suburb to the east of Brighton, on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Between the groynes...
Eryka Hurst
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Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by c...
John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
Paul Glazzard
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Wilsthorpe Beach
Chris Carlson
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Warkworth Beach
Andrew Hackney 
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Loch Linnhe Beach
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
Chris Downer
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Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
Christine Matthews 
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Southend Three Shells Three Shells Beach is in the centre of Southend-on-Sea, just to the west of the pier and next to the Adventure Island...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap The beach at Walney Sandy Gap is dominated by shingle for about thirty metres towards the sea and is shallow in profi...
Alan Heardman
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Moggs Eye Moggs Eye beach is also known as Huttoft beach and is a quiet rural beach. It is sandy and surrounded by dunes and un...
Danrok
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Green Island Beach
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Beach
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
Row
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Cadgwith Cove Cadgwith Cove beach is situated 14 kilometers south east of Helston in Cornwall.
Andrew Curtis
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Druridge Bay North Duridge Bay North Beach is a remote bathing water on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated bathing w...
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