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Jim Bain
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St. Andrews West Sands
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
Marathon 
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Margate Walpole Bay
Philip Pankhurst
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Runswick Bay Runswick Bay Beach is a rural beach situated on the north Yorkshire coast. It lies within a sheltered sandy bay. The...
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
Andrew Abbott 
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Douglas Broadway Beach
Charles Leventon
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Pembrey Beach
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
Trevor Rickard
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Southerndown Beach Dunraven Bay
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
Sue Adair
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Meols Meols beach at Dove Point is an undulating sandy beach with sand banks visible from the shore at high tide. The beach...
David Dixon 
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Chorlton Water Park
Edward Clack
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Southend Westcliff Bay Westcliff Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach in the centre of Southend-on Sea. It has a shallow profile and is backe...
Thomas Nugent
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Lunderston Bay
Richard Croft 
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is two kilometres i...
Philip Pankhurst 
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Abbotsbury Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the entire year.
Ewan Stevenson
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Looe Hannafore Beach
jolmartyn
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Silverknowes Beach
Derek Harper
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Maidencombe Beach
ronnie leask
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Lundin Links Beach
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