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Peter Moore 
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Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands Paignton Preston Sands is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 800 metres wide, backed by ...
Richard West 
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North Berwick West Beach
Trevor Rickard
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New Quay Harbour Beach
Jim Champion
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Praa Sands West Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Chris Downer
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Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
Simon Hookey
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Hastings Bulverhythe Beach
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
Dr Neil Clifton
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Peel Beach
Nigel Callaghan
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Morfa Bychan Holiday Park Beach
Philip Halling
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Porthcothan Porthcothan Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sheltered sandy bay, approximately 400 metres wide,...
Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
Andrew Smith
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Montrose Beach
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Gare Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North Gare Beach is the southern ...
Christine Matthews
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Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Clive Nicholson 
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Brighouse Bay
Diane Sambrook
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Mouthwell Sands
Andy F
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Treyarnon Bay Treyarnon Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sheltered sandy bay approximately 200 metres wide, bac...
JThomas
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Danes Dyke, Flamborough Danes Dyke, is a small rural chalk cobbled beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is at the southern end of Danes ...
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
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