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Tiia Monto
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Swansea County Hall Beach
Chris Collard
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Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Poole Harbour Rockley Sands is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a small sand and mud beach, approximately ...
Simon Carey
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Dymchurch Beach
Steve Houldsworth 
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Rockcliffe Beach Rockcliffe Beach is 100 meters south of Rockcliffe in the county of Dumfries and Galloway.
David Wright
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Humberston Fitties Beach
Robin Lucas
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Aber Mawr Beach Aber Mawr Beach is approximately 3 kilometers south of Pencaer.
Andrew Smith
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Crail Beach Crail Beach is approximately 500 meters north east of Crail.
Graham Hogg 
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Bay at the back of the Ocean Nestled at the southern end of the road lies a spectacular beach adorned with shimmering white sand and shells, affec...
Trevor Harris
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Chesil Beach Chesil Beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Portland. Dogs allowed on the seaward side from September to April.
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbean Beach Porthbean Beach is 2 kilometers north of Gerrans in the county of Cornwall.
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
Clive Perrin
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Highcliffe Beach Highcliffe Beach is located 1000 meters south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome between...
hilaris
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Holywell Bay Holywell Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backed ...
Brian Henley
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Saunton Sands
Mike Searle 
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Worbarrow Beach
David P Howard
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East Runton East Runton beach is a rural beach with cliffs and a rocky foreshore. At low tide there is an expanse of sand. The vi...
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
Chris Downer 
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Great Yarmouth Pier Beach
Simon Carey
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Winchelsea Winchelsea is a remote beach on the western edge of Rye Bay in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, with ...
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
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