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Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Beach
Chris Downer
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Boscombe Beach - Bournemouth Dogs welcome between October and April
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Beach
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
Philip Pankhurst 
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Abbotsbury Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the entire year.
Mike Fuller
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Scarborough North Bay
ceridwen
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Goodwick Sands
Diane Sambrook
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Mouthwell Sands
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Oliver Dixon
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Sandyhills Beach
Richard Baker
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Dunster Beach Dunster is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately...
Chris Gunns
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Whale Chine Although the beach has become somewhat inaccessible from the top due to erosion, it can still be reached by walking a...
David Anstiss 
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Broomhill Sands Broomhill Sands beach is located 5 kilometers south west of Lydd in the county of Kent.
Wendy Kirkwood
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Seilebost Beach
Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Alex McGregor 
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Cresswell Beach Cresswell Beach lies 400 meters north west of Cresswell, Northumberland.
Chris Downer
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Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is on the Dorset coast and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote shingle beach, approxi...
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...
David M Moore
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West Wittering The bathing water is situated on the south coast at the eastern side of Chichester Harbour entrance in West Sussex. T...
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