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Roger Cornfoot
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Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove is at the mouth of the River Dart on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and shin...
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
Jeff Tomlinson
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach at the southern end of the Northumberland coast. The designa...
Robin Lucas
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Watwick Beach
Ian Greig 
Photo: Ian Greig  CC BY-SA 2.0
Crosby Beach
Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK
Photo: Darren Glanville from Acle Norfolk UK CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Harbour Lake Poole Harbour Lake is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a quiet sand and mud beach, approximately 340 metre...
Row
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Cooden Beach Cooden Beach is located in East Sussex 3 kilometers south west of Bexhill-on-Sea.
OLU
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Aberaeron South Beach Aberaeron South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south west of Aberaeron.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
Robin Lucas
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Studland Knoll House Studland Knoll House is within Studland Bay on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a s...
Alison Rawson
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Littlestone Littlestone-on-Sea is a resort beach in the middle of a 20 kilometre (km) stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe ...
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
James T M Towill 
Photo: James T M Towill  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandhead Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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Aberafan Beach Aberafan Beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Port Talbot.
P L Chadwick
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Bognor Regis Pier Beach Bognor Regis Pier Beach lies 2 kilometers south west of Felpham, West Sussex.
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Martin Bodman
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Gammons Head Beach
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
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