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Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone North Thurlestone North is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
wfmillar
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is situated about 3 kilometers east of Blyth.
Eugene Birchall
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Seaton Beach
Basher Eyre
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Middleton-on-Sea Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
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Slapton Sands Monument Slapton Sands Monument is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backe...
Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Steve Daniels
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Summerleaze Summerleaze is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 440 metres wide, backed with...
John Allan
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Weymouth Central Weymouth Central is on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, close to W...
Bob Parkes
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East Wittering Beach
Dave Croker
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Llwyngwril Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Brownsea Island - Poole On this entire island, only assistance dogs are allowed on the beach.
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Mr Eugene Birchall 
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Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Poole Harbour Rockley Sands beach lies in Dorset, 2 kilometers west of Turlin Moor.
Derek Harper
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Hallsands
Simon Carey
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Newhaven Central Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
Ian Greig 
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Crosby Beach
Penny Mayes
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Neyland Slip Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Beach
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