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David Pickersgill
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Skegness Skegness is a popular and busy resort. The wide sandy beach is backed by a promenade and gardens.
Andrew Hill
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Wells Wells beach forms part of the Holkham estate. It is a long sweeping sandy beach backed by dunes and pine trees. The b...
JThomas
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Bridlington South Cliff Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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Aberafan Beach Aberafan Beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Port Talbot.
Simon Carey
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Greatstone Beach
Mat Fascione 
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Kinmel Bay
Russell Lett
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Muchalls Beach
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Row 
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Burnham Overy Staithe beach
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Bob Jones
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Marazion Causeway Beach
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale The bathing water is a gently sloping, shingle beach giving way to a large, flat sandy area towards the sea. There is...
Andrew Abbott 
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Douglas Broadway Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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St Mildred's Bay, Westgate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
Jim Champion
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Eypemouth Eypemouth is in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by clif...
David M Moore
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West Wittering The bathing water is situated on the south coast at the eastern side of Chichester Harbour entrance in West Sussex. T...
N Chadwick 
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West Bexington Beach Specific areas allow dogs to be welcomed throughout the entire year.
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbeor Beach Porthbeor Beach is located in Cornwall 3 kilometers south of Gerrans.
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
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