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Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
Photo: Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands CC BY 2.0
Broadhaven Beach The beach has been bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal destination for families and their furry fri...
Philip Halling
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Porthcothan Porthcothan Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sheltered sandy bay, approximately 400 metres wide,...
Bill Boaden 
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Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
Ian Paterson 
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Splash Point
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Ron Strutt
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St Mary\'s Bay
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
Bob Crook
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Caister Point Caister-on-Sea is a small family beach resort and the sandy beach is backed by dunes. Caister Point beach is situated...
Steve Daniels 
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Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
Philip Halling
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Sandymouth Sandymouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by pebble...
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Gare Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North Gare Beach is the southern ...
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove
Paul Thomson
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Seamill Beach
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...
Jeff Tomlinson
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach at the southern end of the Northumberland coast. The designa...
Jayne Toyne
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Cilborth Beach Llangrannog Beach / Cilborth Beach is in Ceredigion 400 meters west of Llangrannog.
Chris Gunns 
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Port St. Mary Beach Port St. Mary Beach is located in Rushen 200 meters north east of Port Saint Mary.
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Central Beach
K  A 
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St Annes North Beach
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