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Bob Ford
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Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Beach
Jaggery 
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Weymouth Beach dog exercising area This establishment is operational throughout the year.
Tim Marshall 
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Worbarrow Bay This beach welcomes dogs throughout the entire year.
Tony Atkin
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Looe Plaidy Beach
Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Garry Bye
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Nanjizal Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
Robin Stott 
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Shaldon Shaldon is at the mouth of the Teign Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach, approximately 1.3 kilo...
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
Dieter Hoegerle
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Polperro Beach Polperro Beach lies in Cornwall, 2 kilometers south east of Polperro.
John Rostron
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Clonque Bay Clonque Bay beach is situated in the county of Guernsey, 2 kilometers south west of St Anne.
Jim Champion
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Gwithian Towans Gwithian Towans is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 670 metres wide,...
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...
Richard Webb
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Laggan Sands The Laggan Beach, located in Loch Buie, boasts stunning silver sands, which can be reached by taking a pleasant hour-...
P stephenson
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Silloth Beach
Mark Pilbeam
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Watershoot Bay The secluded rocky beach can be found by traversing a complex network of footpaths from Old Blackgang Road Car Park, ...
Basher Eyre
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Middleton-on-Sea Beach
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Nigel Homer
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Peel Fenella Beach
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