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Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Beach
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
David Dixon 
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Fleetwood Beach
Mick Garratt
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Redcar Stray Redcar Stray is the southernmost of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-slo...
Tim Green from Bradford
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Jangye Ryne Beach
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Chris Shaw
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Porthcawl Sandy Bay Porthcawl Sandy Bay beach lies in Bridgend, 700 meters east of Porthcawl.
DS Pugh
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Saltburn Saltburn beach is a gently-sloping sandy resort beach backed by cliffs. Its principal feature is the Victorian pier. ...
Richard Webb 
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Spittal Quay Beach
Pierre Terre
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Blackrock Beach Blackrock Beach is in Cornwall 5 kilometers south of Bude.
Paul Gillett 
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Littlehampton Coastguard Station Beach
Simon Vincent
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Derbyhaven Beach
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...
ogwen
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Llanendwyn Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Shipload Bay
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
Ian Capper
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Hemsby Hemsby is a popular resort with a wide sandy beach and is backed by dunes. Hemsby Beach is approximately 10 kilometer...
David Hawgood
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Treyarnon Bay
Jeremy Owen
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Caerfai Beach The beach in question has been bestowed with the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its high environmental s...
Alan Swain
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Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
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