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Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Rhyl Beach Rhyl Beach is located in Denbighshire 700 meters north west of Rhyl.
Evelyn Simak 
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Winterton Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Lynmouth Lynmouth is a small resort bay on the edge of Exmoor National Park on the north coast of Devon. The bay is sheltered ...
Malcolm Etherington
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Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
Alan Swain
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Swanage Central Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide ...
Dieter Hoegerle
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Polperro Beach Polperro Beach lies in Cornwall, 2 kilometers south east of Polperro.
Anne Burgess 
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St Davids Beach
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Cockle Shore Beach
Eugene Birchall
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Budleigh Salterton Beach Budleigh Salterton Beach is about 500 meters east of Budleigh Salterton.
Phil Williams
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Skipsea Skipsea Beach is a long rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length and it is made up ...
Andrew Curtis
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Sunderland Hendon South Beach
Maurice D Budden 
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Greenaway Beach
Mick Lobb
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Port Eynon Bay Port Eynon Bay beach is approximately 600 meters south east of Port Eynon.
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Instow Beach
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
Alex McGregor 
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Workington Beach
Steve Daniels
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Barry Island Whitmore Bay Barry Island Whitmore Bay beach is located 2 kilometers south of Barry in the county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Gillian Moy
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Calshot Beach Calshot Beach is 800 meters east of Calshot in the county of Hampshire.
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