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Peter Church
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Reighton Reighton Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The designated bathing water area is one kilom...
El Pollock
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Thurstaston Beach
E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine East Beach
Mat Fascione 
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Kinmel Bay
Christopher Hilton 
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Porlock Weir Porlock Bay is between Hurlestone Point and Porlock Weir in Somerset overlooking the Bristol Channel. Porlock Weir is...
David Dixon 
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Castle Beach Castle Beach is in Cornwall, 1 kilometers east of Falmouth.
Michael Jagger
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Margate The Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast adjacent to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving ...
Mary and Angus Hogg
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Croy Beach
Elizabeth Veitch
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Beach of the Dun (Fort) Dun a Gheard Fort of February To reach Kilvickeon Beach, you must climb a short hill west of the track. Follow the Galloway Dyke through the gate a...
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Tim Green from Bradford
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Jangye Ryne Beach
John Smitten
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Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach is 1 kilometers south west of Ramsgate in the county of Kent.
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
Andrew Smith
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Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
David Dixon 
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Chorlton Water Park
Richard Webb
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Burntisland Beach Burntisland Beach is 800 meters north east of Burntisland in the county of Fife.
Dara Jasumani
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Westdale Beach
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