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Tony Atkin 
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Northcott Mouth Beach
Anthony Parkes 
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Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
Christine Matthews 
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Seaview Beach The beach boasts a sizeable stretch of sand, ideal for outdoor activities when the tide is low. The water is relative...
Eric Jones
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Newcastle Beach
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North Felixstowe is a resort town and is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
David Squire
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Poole Hamworthy Park Beach Poole Hamworthy Park Beach is situated about 5 kilometers south west of Poole. Dogs welcome all year round.
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Plymouth Hoe West is near the centre of Plymouth on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rock beach approxim...
Sandra White
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Amble Links Amble links Beach is a remote bathing water on the Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is one kilome...
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
Oast House Archive
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Folkestone Folkestone bathing water is a resort beach in Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe Bay, which stretches...
Martin Bodman
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Pentewan Beach
Les Hull
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Cambois South Beach Cambois South Beach lies 3 kilometers north of Blyth, Northumberland.
Les Hull
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Annan Beach Annan Beach is in Dumfries and Galloway 2 kilometers south east of Annan.
Christine Matthews 
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Plymouth Hoe East Beach
Yvonne Wakefield 
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Ballycastle Beach Ballycastle Beach is in County Antrim 1 kilometers north east of Ballycastle.
Mike Dodman
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Porthoustock Beach Porthoustock Beach lies in Cornwall, 4 kilometers north east of St. Keverne.
Keith Burroughs
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Fleetwood Fleetwood beach sits at the top end of the Fylde coastline, facing north into Morecambe Bay. The beach is mainly sand...
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
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