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Mark Gadsby
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Chapel St Leonards Chapel St Leonards is a popular village resort beach just along the coast from Ingoldmells and Skegness. The sandy be...
David Smith 
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Priory Bay On a sunny day, the beach resembles an exotic island that is not easily accessible. One can either hike through the w...
Simon Carey
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Winchelsea Winchelsea is a remote beach on the western edge of Rye Bay in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, with ...
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Simon Carey
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Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach is 2 kilometers east of Rose Green in the county of West Sussex.
Alan Fryer
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Machroes Beach
colin grice
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Sandsend Sandsend Beach is a rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately one kilometre in length with a g...
Pam Brophy
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Tintagel Beach
Gavin Tyte
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Lepe Lepe beach, part of Lepe Country Park, is on the Hampshire coast with views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The...
Michael Whitfield
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Allonby Beach Allonby Beach is in Cumbria, 200 meters west of Allonby.
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
Alan Hughes
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Fall Bay
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Christine Matthews
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Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Peter Smyly
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Windermere, Millerground Landing The beach at Millerground in Lake Windermere is very shallow sloping. It is made up of gravel with larger rocks towar...
Oliver Dixon 
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Dale Beach Experience an array of amenities and activities at our breathtaking beach, which has been awarded the Blue Flag Award...
Gordon Hatton 
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Ardalanish Beach The beach is perfectly stunning, and on a bright day, one could easily mistake it for a beach in Barbados. To reach t...
Chris Downer
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Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
Derek Harper
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Strete Gate Beach
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