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Gordon Hatton
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Aberffraw Beach Aberffraw Beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 1 kilometers south east of Aberffraw.
Tom Jolliffe 
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Woolacombe Village Woolacombe is on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by...
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Henry Spooner
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Barmouth Beach Barmouth Beach is located 500 meters south west of Barmouth in the county of Gwynedd.
Shirley  Millie
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Highcliffe Highcliffe is a popular resort beach on the east Dorset coast, looking out across Christchurch Bay with views of the ...
Mat Fascione 
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Llanddona Beach
Alan Heardman
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Wolla Bank Beach
Andrew Smith
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Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Trevor Rickard
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Crinnis Beach Crinnis beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 760 metres wide, backed by...
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Pendower is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 850 metres wide, backed by low ...
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Christine Matthews
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Cromer Cromer is a popular resort on the North Norfolk coast. The beach has a promenade behind and the town on low cliffs ab...
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
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-...
roger geach
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Lantic Bay
Chris Gunns
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Eastney Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Durdle Door East Durdle Door East is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
Row
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Cadgwith Cove Cadgwith Cove beach is situated 14 kilometers south east of Helston in Cornwall.
Iain Macaulay
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Fraserburgh Philorth Beach
Bob Linsdell
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Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
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