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Sarah Eve Armstrong 
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Earlsferry Shell Bay
Tim Green from Bradford
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Swanpool Beach
Tony Atkin
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Par Sands Par Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, back...
Grant Sherman
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Westward Ho! Westward Ho! is south of the Taw/Torridge Estuary on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, appr...
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Slip Beach
Jayne Toyne
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Cilborth Beach Llangrannog Beach / Cilborth Beach is in Ceredigion 400 meters west of Llangrannog.
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove
Stephen McCulloch
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Redcar Granville Redcar Granville is one of four designated bathing beaches fronting the resort of Redcar. It is a gently-sloping sand...
Ben Charlton
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Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
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Snettisham Beach
Graham Horn
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Watcombe Bay Watcombe Bay is a secluded beach that can only be reached through boat or kayak, or by abseiling down from the surrou...
Rob Purvis 
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Sandy Bay
Derek Harper
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Shaldon Beach
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
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 ...
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Philip Halling 
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Perranporth Penhale Sands Perranporth Penhale Sands is in the centre of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort...
Colin Park
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Hemmick Beach Hemmick Beach is located 2 kilometers south of St. Goran in the county of Cornwall.
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