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Tim Westcott
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Perranporth Perranporth bathing water is at the southern end of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach ...
David Long
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Silecroft Silecroft bathing water is a remote, steeply sloping, pebbly beach levelling out to flat sand closer to the sea. At h...
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Bob Embleton
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Cushendall Beach
Roger Cornfoot
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Teignmouth Town Beach
nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate West Beach
David Squire
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Poole Hamworthy Park Beach Poole Hamworthy Park Beach is situated about 5 kilometers south west of Poole. Dogs welcome all year round.
Ruth Sharville 
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Exmouth Beach
Gordon Dowie
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Greenan Beach
John Davies
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Holland Beach
Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Chris Downer 
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The Sands of Meal, Shetland
Lewis Clarke 
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Brean Beach Brean Beach is situated 600 meters south east of Brean in Somerset.
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
ceridwen
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Pwllgwaelod Beach Pwllgwaelod Beach is about 1 kilometers north west of Dinas Cross.
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
Ian S 
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Gorllewin y Rhyl - Rhyl West
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