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Christine Matthews 
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Southend Three Shells Three Shells Beach is in the centre of Southend-on-Sea, just to the west of the pier and next to the Adventure Island...
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Alan Heardman
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Wolla Bank Beach
Paul Gillett 
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Saltdean Beach
Alex Robinson
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Porth Neigwl Beach Porth Neigwl Beach is in Gwynedd, 1 kilometers south west of Llanengan.
Alan MurrayRust
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Colwick Country Park (West Lake) West Lake is located within the south west corner of Colwick Country Park, Nottingham formed originally from gravel w...
Daniel Kraft
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Shell Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
David Dixon 
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Fleetwood Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Instow Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
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...
OLU
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Ynyslas Beach
gary radford
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Sutton-on-Sea Sutton-on-Sea is a small resort with a wide sandy beach. The beach is close to gardens and backed by the town.
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Trevor Rickard
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Southerndown Beach Dunraven Bay
Pam Brophy
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Combe Martin Combe Martin is a small resort, in a sheltered valley, at the western edge of Exmoor National Park on the north Devon...
Jeremy Bolwell 
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Aberarth Beach Aberarth Beach is in Ceredigion, 300 meters west of Aberarth.
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