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Philip Pankhurst 
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Abbotsbury Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the entire year.
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
Ian Capper
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Coverack Coverack is located on the Lizard Peninsula on south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural shingle beach approximately 790...
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
ogwen
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Llanendwyn Beach
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Beach
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
John Salmon
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Deal Castle Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Do...
Alan Harris
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Kidwelly Beach
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
pam fray
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West Beach, Whitstable West Beach is situated at Whitstable on the North Kent coast. The gently sloping shingle beach is intersected by wood...
Steve Daniels 
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Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Bossington Beach
bunberyist
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Gyllyngvase Gyllyngvase is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, backed by t...
Martin Bodman
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East Looe Beach
mattbuck category
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Teignmouth Town Teignmouth beach is close to the mouth of the Teign Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, ...
Sebastian Ballard
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Christchurch Steamer Point Christchurch Steamer Point beach is located 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset.
Paul Mercer
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Marloes Sands This beach offers a variety of attractions for different types of visitors. It welcomes dogs, making it a perfect spo...
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
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