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Darren Rosson
Photo: Darren Rosson CC BY-SA 2.0
Booby's Bay Booby's Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall, approximately 1 kilometre south of Trevose Head. It is a rural beach t...
Lee Mills
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Scarborough South Bay Scarborough South Beach is a popular resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 0.5 kilometres in length wit...
David Radcliffe
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Port Lewaigue Beach Port Lewaigue Beach is approximately 3 kilometers west of Maughold.
Stephen McKay
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Dovercourt Beach
nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Phil Williams
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Challaborough Challaborough is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 350 metres wide, surrounded b...
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Gwen and James Anderson
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Westhaven Beach
Colin Babb
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St Helens St Helens is a small bay situated on the east coast of the Isle of Wight at the mouth of Bembridge Harbour. Measuring...
Oliver Dixon
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Tresaith Beach
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
Penny Mayes
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Aberystwyth North Beach Aberystwyth North Beach is located 600 meters north west of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
Graham Taylor
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Torbay Crawley Woods Beach
Paul Gillett
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Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
Chris Carlson
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Warkworth Beach
Alan Heardman
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Cleethorpes Cleethorpes is a popular resort with a gently sloping sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and gardens, an...
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