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Sarah Charlesworth
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Porthmeor Porthmeor is the main tourist beach in St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximat...
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Dave Bevis
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Redcar Coatham Beach Redcar Coatham Beach is located 900 meters west of Redcar in the county of Redcar and Cleveland.
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay
Nigel Brown
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Aberdyfi Beach Aberdyfi Beach is located in Gwynedd 400 meters east of Aberdyfi.
Philip Halling 
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Perranporth Penhale Sands Perranporth Penhale Sands is in the centre of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort...
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...
Kenneth Allen
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Portrush White Rocks Beach Portrush White Rocks Beach is approximately 3 kilometers north east of Portrush.
Shirley Grant
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Traigh Bhan Na Sgurra or Scoor The Gaelic name "Rocky White Beach" perfectly describes the picturesque Scoor beach located on the southern coast of ...
Gareth James 
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Aberafan Margam Sands Aberafan Margam Sands beach is situated in the county of Neath Port Talbot, 5 kilometers south east of Port Talbot.
Chris Downer
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Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
Phil Catterall
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Skinningrove 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...
Nigel Chadwick
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Bossington Beach
Sheila Russell
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Upton Towans Beach
Robin Lucas
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Pentewan Pentewan is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately 1.1 kilometres ...
Philip Halling
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Bude Crooklets Beach Bude Crooklets Beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters north west of Bude.
Chris Downer
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Great Yarmouth South Great Yarmouth is a large, busy and popular resort on the east coast of Norfolk. Yarmouth south beach is wide, sandy ...
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
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.
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