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Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale Beach
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Diane Sambrook
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Mouthwell Sands
Nigel Homer
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Porthcawl Newton Bay Porthcawl Newton Bay beach is 700 meters south east of Newton in the county of Bridgend.
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Ian Capper
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Hemsby Hemsby is a popular resort with a wide sandy beach and is backed by dunes. Hemsby Beach is approximately 10 kilometer...
Peter Jordan
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Barton on Sea Beach Barton on Sea Beach is located 2 kilometers south of New Milton in the county of Hampshire.
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
PAUL FARMER
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Deal Castle Beach
P L Chadwick
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Bognor Regis Pier Beach Bognor Regis Pier Beach lies 2 kilometers south west of Felpham, West Sussex.
Maigheachgheal 
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Doniford Beach
Mick Garratt
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Crimdon South Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Blue Anchor West Blue Anchor is on the coast of Somerset overlooking the Bristol Channel. The beach is shingle and sand, and the water...
Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Chris Downer
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Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
Bill Webb
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Dunster North West 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...
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