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Andy Stephenson
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Lyme Regis Front Beach Lyme Regis Front Beach is to the west of Lyme Regis on the south coast of Devon. The Cobb is a curved breakwater that...
Chris J Dixon
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Shorthorn Beach Shorthorn beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 630 metres wide, backed ...
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Ian Cardinal 
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Old Colwyn Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Crinnis Beach
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
Andy Radcliffe
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Jurby Beach
Simon Vincent
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Derbyhaven Beach
Les Hull
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South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
Peter Moore 
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Dornoch Burn Mouth Beach
Anne Burgess
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Balmedie Beach Balmedie Beach is approximately 1 kilometers north east of Balmedie.
David P Howard
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East Runton East Runton beach is a rural beach with cliffs and a rocky foreshore. At low tide there is an expanse of sand. The vi...
Andy Campbell 
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Brodick Bay Brodick Bay beach is located 1 kilometers north west of Brodick in the county of North Ayrshire.
Jim Champion
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Milford-on-sea Milford-on-sea is a resort beach on the Hampshire coast with views of the Isle of Wight and the Needles. The beach is...
John S Turner 
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Black Rock Sands Black Rock Sands beach is approximately 900 meters south east of Morfa Bychan.
Pauline Eccles
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Newport Slipway Beach
Helmut Zozmann 
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Dover Harbour Beach
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
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