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Mary and Angus Hogg
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Croy Beach
Mike Pennington
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Ainsdale The bathing water is a resort beach on the Sefton coastline in North West England. Ainsdale beach has a large expanse...
Row
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Blundellsands Crosby Beach Blundellsands Crosby Beach is situated about 6 kilometers south west of Sefton.
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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St. Mawes Beach
Chris Downer 
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Branksome Dene Beach - Bournemouth Dogs are welcome at this beach throughout the year.
Basher Eyre
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Dunster South East Beach
Evelyn Simak
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West Mersea West Mersea is a small Island connected to the mainland by a causeway, it is situated between the estuaries of the Co...
Trevor Rickard
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Crinnis Beach Crinnis beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 760 metres wide, backed by...
David Hawgood
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Hightown Beach Hightown Beach is in Sefton 600 meters south west of Hightown.
Ken Grainger
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Burnham Jetty North Beach Burnham Jetty North Beach is located in Somerset 100 meters south west of Burnham-on-Sea.
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
Steve  F
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Ramsgate Sands Ramsgate Sands is a sandy resort beach with a promenade between the Royal Harbour and marina at the south and the whi...
Robin Drayton
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Porth Nobla Beach Porth Nobla Beach is situated 2 kilometers south east of Rhosneigr in Isle of Anglesey.
Shaun Ferguson
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Brownsea Island - Poole On this entire island, only assistance dogs are allowed on the beach.
Derek Harper
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Shaldon Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbean Beach Porthbean Beach is 2 kilometers north of Gerrans in the county of Cornwall.
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sand and pebble beach, approximately 140 metres wide, ba...
Simon Carey
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Brighton Kemptown Beach
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