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N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
Jim Champion
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Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach is situated 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks in Dorset.
Greg Stringham
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Inverboyndie Beach
Mike Faherty
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Milford-on-sea Beach
Euan Nelson 
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Traigh-an-t-Suidhe, north west beach Named after the prominent rock formation at its center, the Beach of the Seat boasts a lengthy expanse of pristine wh...
Steve  F
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is in East Riding of Yorkshire 1000 meters east of Bridlington.
Shaun Ferguson
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Brownsea Island - Poole On this entire island, only assistance dogs are allowed on the beach.
David Squire
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Poole Hamworthy Park Beach Poole Hamworthy Park Beach is situated about 5 kilometers south west of Poole. Dogs welcome all year round.
Ron Shirt
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Newbiggin Beach
OLU
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Southwick Beach
Derek Harper
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Branscombe Beach Branscombe Beach is situated 800 meters south east of Branscombe in Devon.
mattbuck category
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Southend Chalkwell Beach
Sue Adair
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Meols Beach
Deborah Tilley
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Llanelli Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 660 metres wide, backed b...
alan marshall
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Carreg Wen Beach Carreg Wen Beach is located in Gwynedd 500 meters south of Borth-y-Gêst.
Walter Baxter
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Berwick-upon-Tweed Beach Berwick-upon-Tweed Beach is in Northumberland 800 meters east of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Bob Ford
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Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Oliver Dixon
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Dornoch Beach
Iain Lees 
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Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach with occasional rocky outcrops in the inter-tidal area. The ...
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