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Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Bovisand is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 100 metres wide, surrounded by cliff...
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Matt Rosser
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Llanstephan Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Salcombe South Sands Salcombe South Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Dr Neil Clifton
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Peel Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Fistral North Fistral North bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
Ron Strutt
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St Mary's Bay (Kent) St. Mary's Bay is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay st...
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...
Nigel Chadwick
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Beesands Beesands beach lies in Devon, 100 meters north east of Beesands.
eswales 
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Aberavon Beach
wfmillar
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Irvine Beach
nick macneill
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Newhaven West Quay Beach
Richard Baker
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Dunster Beach Dunster is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately...
Dylan Moore
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Gwbert Beach
Simon Johnston
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Aberdour Silver Sands Aberdour Silver Sands beach lies 800 meters north east of Aberdour, Fife.
Steve Daniels 
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Bembridge Bembridge Beach is situated on the east tip of the Isle of Wight beside the Lifeboat Pier. The sandy beach faces east...
Tony Atkin
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Talland Bay
Basher Eyre
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Eastoke Beach
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
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