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Great beaches in UK

JThomas
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Wilsthorpe Wilsthorpe Beach is an extensive rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 1.8 kilometres in length wi...
N Chadwick 
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West Bexington Beach Specific areas allow dogs to be welcomed throughout the entire year.
Phil Catterall
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Castletown Beach Castletown Beach is 1 kilometers north east of Castletown in the county of Rushen.
Roger Cornfoot
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Anstey's Cove (Torquay) Anstey's Cove is between Babbacombe and Torquay and is a small rocky beach, approximately 120 metres wide, nestling b...
Richard Law
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WaterSwallows Quarry
Ian Cardinal 
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Old Colwyn Beach
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sandymere Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Dalton Burn Beach
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Christine Matthews 
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Plymouth Hoe East Beach
Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a small pebbled cove, approximately 500 metres wide, nea...
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Kingston Beach
Steve  F
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Featherbed Rocks Beach
N Chadwick 
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Beadnell Beach Beadnell Beach is situated in the county of Northumberland, 900 meters south east of Beadnell.
Christina Burford
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Boscastle Beach Boscastle Beach is 600 meters west of Boscastle in the county of Cornwall.
Steve Houldsworth 
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Rockcliffe Beach Rockcliffe Beach is 100 meters south of Rockcliffe in the county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Peter Evans 
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Rhossili Bay
Stacey Harris 
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Lancing, Beach Green The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area. The bathing water is primar...
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