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Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
Chris Shaw
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Deganwy North Beach
David Smith 
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Newtown Creek Although it is listed as a beach, this location may not fully qualify as such. Instead, it is a popular spot for yach...
Nigel Monckton
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Allonby Allonby is a large sandy beach rising to a shingle slope. There is a flat grassy area behind the beach which joins th...
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay
Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Lake Beach Poole Harbour Lake Beach is situated in the county of Dorset, 1 kilometers south west of Turlin Moor.
Andy Beecroft
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Danes Dyke Beach
Steve Daniels
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Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe Combesgate Beach is separated by cliffs from the main Woolacombe resort beach on the north coast of Devon. It is a sa...
Martin Pearman
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Heacham South Beach
Ian Rushin
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Pevensey Bay Pevensey Bay is a resort beach on the Sussex coast between Eastbourne and Hastings. The small town of Pevensey backs ...
Dan Friess
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Binnel Bay This shoreline may not offer an easy entry or a suitable spot for swimming. Furthermore, it is studded with stones an...
Robin Lucas
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Aber Mawr Beach Aber Mawr Beach is approximately 3 kilometers south of Pencaer.
Christina Burford
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Boscastle Beach Boscastle Beach is 600 meters west of Boscastle in the county of Cornwall.
Eric Jones 
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Waterfoot Beach
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,...
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Christine Johnstone
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Crosby Mariners Road Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Brownsea Island - Poole On this entire island, only assistance dogs are allowed on the beach.
Rosalind Mitchell
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Askam-in-Furness Beach Askam-in-Furness Beach is situated about 600 meters south west of Askam-in-Furness.
Bob Embleton
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Shoreham Beach Shoreham (or Shoreham-by-Sea) is a small seaside town and port in West Sussex, England. Shoreham Beach is a shingle s...
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