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Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
Nigel Brown
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Aberdyfi Beach Aberdyfi Beach is located in Gwynedd 400 meters east of Aberdyfi.
Steve Daniels 
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Shanklin Shanklin beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is towards the south of Sandown Bay. The southern half of...
Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Walney Biggar Bank bathing water is the most southerly of the three beaches on Walney Island. The beach is made up of...
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
Derek Harper
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Shaldon Beach
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Jim Champion
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Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach is situated 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks in Dorset.
Nigel Williams
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Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's South Beach is the main resort beach in North Suffolk. It is a is a fine sandy beach backed by a promenad...
Sebastian Ballard
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Christchurch Steamer Point Christchurch Steamer Point beach is located 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset.
Pauline Eccles
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Instow Beach
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Robert Edwards
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Clacton Martello Tower Beach Clacton Martello Tower Beach is approximately 1 kilometers south of Clacton-on-Sea.
wfmillar
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Troon North Beach
Clive Nicholson 
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Brighouse Bay
Ross Armstrong
Photo: Ross Armstrong CC BY-SA 3.0
Rozel Beach Rozel Beach lies 3 kilometers north east of Trinity, Jersey.
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