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Jim Strang 
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West Voe Sands
somaliayaswan
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Grangetown Beach
Martin Bodman
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Pentewan Beach
Chris Plunkett
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Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Beach is located in Conwy 900 meters north east of Colwyn Bay.
Whatlep
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Penally Beach
Chris Plunkett
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Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Bovisand is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 100 metres wide, surrounded by cliff...
L J Cunningham
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Three Cliffs Bay
Jim Smillie
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Aberdour Black Sands Aberdour Black Sands beach is in Fife 400 meters south east of Aberdour.
Mick Lobb
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Jackson\'s Bay
Tom Jolliffe 
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Meadfoot Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
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Gunwalloe Cove
E Gammie
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New Quay North Beach
Andy F
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Treyarnon Bay Treyarnon Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sheltered sandy bay approximately 200 metres wide, bac...
Becky Williamson 
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Port Bheathain Beach also known as the Bay of Thumbs The beach in question is known for its historical significance, as there have been tales of battle between the Maclea...
Richard Law
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Porth Clais Beach Porth Clais Beach is 4 kilometers south of St. David's and the Cathedral Close in the county of Pembrokeshire.
Tim Green
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Portscatho Beach Portscatho Beach is 100 meters north east of Portscatho in the county of Cornwall.
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
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