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Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
Paul McIlroy
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Kirkcaldy Linktown Beach
Bob Embleton
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Bouley Bay Bouley Bay beach is 1 kilometers north east of Trinity in the county of Jersey.
Barry Pearce
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Polstreath Polstreath is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 330 metres wide, backed by cl...
Tom Pennington
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Manorbier Beach Manorbier Beach has been honored with the Green Coast Award for its pristine, eco-conscious environment. It is a fami...
John Ferguson 
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Seacliff Beach
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Andy Waddington
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Parton Beach
R J McNaughton
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Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Point of Ayr Beach
Alisdair MacDonald 
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Port nan Ron Nestled at the edge of a tranquil bay lies a pristine beach with powdery white sand. This secluded beach is not easil...
Sue Adair
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Leasowe Bay
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
Chris Collard
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Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Poole Harbour Rockley Sands is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a small sand and mud beach, approximately ...
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Philip Halling 
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Overcombe Beach
Rwendland
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Dovercourt Dovercourt is a quiet family resort with a shelving sand and shingle beach. It is backed by a promenade and sea wall....
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