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Philip Halling
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Porthcothan Porthcothan Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sheltered sandy bay, approximately 400 metres wide,...
MJ Reilly
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Walton Beach
Anne Burgess
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Cullen Bay
Alan Heardman
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Anderby Anderby beach is a quiet beach between Skegness and Mablethorpe. It is a sandy beach with dunes. Anderby Beach is in ...
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Chris Gunns
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Cwm yr Eglwys Beach Cwm Yr Eglwys is a breathtaking coastal village that boasts a small, yet charming sandy beach complete with convenien...
Graham Taylor
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Colwyn Bay Pier Beach Colwyn Bay Pier Beach is 400 meters north east of Colwyn Bay in the county of Conwy.
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...
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
Jonathan Billinger
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Wonwell Beach
Gordon Hatton
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Aberffraw Beach Aberffraw Beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 1 kilometers south east of Aberffraw.
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove Hope Cove is on the South coast of Devon. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately 370 metres wide, surround...
Maigheachgheal 
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Traeth Gwyn New Quay Beach
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Haverigg is a gently sloping gravel and sandy beach for which levels out to flat sand. At low tide the water retreats...
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
E Gammie
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New Quay North Beach
OLU
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Llanina Beach
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