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Philip Halling
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Botany Bay, Broadstairs Botany Bay, between Margate and Broadstairs in Kent has over a kilometre of sandy beach above an extensive wave-cut r...
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
kim traynor 
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Fisherrow East Beach
Pierre Terre
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Mupe Bay Dogs are welcome to visit our establishment throughout the year.
Maurice D Budden 
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Charlestown Beach Charlestown Beach is approximately 300 meters east of Charlestown.
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
Raymond Knapman
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Lumb Hole Falls
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
Alan Fryer
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Machroes Beach
Rod Allday
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Porthzennor Cove Porthzennor Cove beach is 1 kilometers north of Zennor in the county of Cornwall.
MDS
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Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is 1 kilometers west of Clevedon in the county of North Somerset.
Paul Gillett 
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Saltdean Beach
Trish Steel
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Flamborough North Landing Beach
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale The bathing water is a gently sloping, shingle beach giving way to a large, flat sandy area towards the sea. There is...
Phil Williams
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Holyhead Beach
Nigel Brown
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Twyni Bach Beach
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay is a sandy/shingle beach that stretches from Eastern Esplanade by Southchurch Park through to Thorpe Bay Y...
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
nick macneill
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Bridlington South Beach Bridlington South Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 1.5 kilometres in length with ...
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