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Wesley Trevor Johnston 
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Kessingland Beach
David Medcalf
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Monreith Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Berrow North Beach Berrow North Beach lies 2 kilometers south east of Brean, Somerset.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Great Mattiscombe Beach
Trish Steel
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Marazion Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Tony Atkin
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Porthglaze Cove Porthglaze Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 900 meters west of Zennor.
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
Roger W Haworth
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St Annes North The bathing water is extremely flat in profile and sandy with up to 300 metres of sand exposed at low tide. Sand dune...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Hartlepool North Sands
Philip Halling 
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Upton Towans Upton Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, a...
Maigheachgheal 
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Traeth Gwyn New Quay Beach
Graham Horn
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Brighstone Beach The beach can be challenging to find suitable parking; however, it is an easily accessible strolling distance away. T...
Stuart Wilding
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St Ninians Isle Beach
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay Bracklesham Bay beach is 200 meters south of Bracklesham in the county of West Sussex.
Nigel Brown
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Aberdyfi Beach Aberdyfi Beach is located in Gwynedd 400 meters east of Aberdyfi.
Roger Cornfoot 
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Saint Audrie's Bay
Alan Bowring
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St. Marys Well Bay
Simon Carey
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Hove West Beach
Russell Lett
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Muchalls Beach
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
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