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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.
Martin Bodman
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Sidmouth Town Sidmouth Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 900 metres wide, with rock groynes ...
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Beach
Trevor Rickard 
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Criccieth Beach Criccieth Beach is located 400 meters east of Criccieth in the county of Gwynedd.
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Phil Thirkell
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Tynemouth Short Sands
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Beach
Jim Champion
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Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach is 7 kilometers south east of Christchurch in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome a...
Martyn Gorman
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Newburgh Beach
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay
Stephen Horncastle
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Flamborough South Landing Flamborough South Landing Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The beach is 300 metres in le...
subberculture
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Portobello East Beach Portobello East Beach is approximately 800 meters east of Portobello.
Steve Egginton
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Martins Haven Beach
Mark Gadsby
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Chapel St Leonards Chapel St Leonards is a popular village resort beach just along the coast from Ingoldmells and Skegness. The sandy be...
Nigel Mykura
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Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Rwendland
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Harwich Beacon Hill Beach
gareth
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Llantwit Major Beach
Peter Wannop 
Photo: Peter Wannop  CC BY-SA 2.0
Selwicks Bay
Dr Astrid Stilma
Photo: Dr Astrid Stilma CC BY-SA 4.0
Camber Camber Sands is situated at the mouth of the river Rother in Rye Bay, East Sussex. The bathing water is a wide expans...
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