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Mark Pilbeam
Photo: Mark Pilbeam CC BY-SA 2.0
Watershoot Bay The secluded rocky beach can be found by traversing a complex network of footpaths from Old Blackgang Road Car Park, ...
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Adrian Cable
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Dunwich Beach
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Tunstall is currently closed, there is no safe access to bathers due to coastal erosion. Tunstall Beach is a long rur...
Gerald England 
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Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Helwell Bay
Mark A Coleman
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Portwrinkle Beach Portwrinkle Beach is approximately 800 meters south west of Crafthole.
James Denham 
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Carnoustie Beach Carnoustie Beach is situated about 400 meters south east of Carnoustie.
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
MDS
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Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is 1 kilometers west of Clevedon in the county of North Somerset.
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Tony Atkin
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Ness Cove Ness Cove is on the south coast of Devon, just south of the mouth of the Teign Estuary. It is a remote, secluded sand...
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...
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Tom Pennington
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Caldey Island Priory Bay Caldey Island Priory Bay beach is a beach in Pembrokeshire.
Gordon Griffiths
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Seaham Central Beach
Kate Jewell
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Little Fistral Beach Located to the north of the renowned Fistral Beach of Newquay, lies the picturesque Little Fistral beach. Accessible ...
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Beach
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryhope Beach
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