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Elizabeth Veitch
Photo: Elizabeth Veitch CC BY-SA 2.0
Beach of the Dun (Fort) Dun a Gheard Fort of February To reach Kilvickeon Beach, you must climb a short hill west of the track. Follow the Galloway Dyke through the gate a...
Partonez
Photo: Partonez CC BY-SA 4.0
Blackpool Sands Blackpool Sands beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Stoke Fleming.
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Ventnor Ventnor Bay is a small resort beach situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring 300m in length, the p...
Richard Baker
Photo: Richard Baker CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunster Beach Dunster is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately...
Bob Linsdell
Photo: Bob Linsdell CC BY 3.0
Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Derek Harper 
Photo: Derek Harper  CC BY-SA 2.0
Wringcliff Beach
Keith Edkins
Photo: Keith Edkins CC BY-SA 2.0
Bracklesham Bay Bracklesham Bay beach is 200 meters south of Bracklesham in the county of West Sussex.
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Harlech Beach
John Winterbottom
Photo: John Winterbottom CC BY-SA 2.0
Mwnt Beach Traeth Mwnt beach
RichTea
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Praa Sands East Beach Praa Sands East Beach lies 3 kilometers south west of Breage, Cornwall.
Ian Paterson
Photo: Ian Paterson CC BY-SA 2.0
Eastbourne Beach
Nick Smith
Photo: Nick Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Hove Beach
Jim Champion
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Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach is 7 kilometers south east of Christchurch in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome a...
Robert Lamb
Photo: Robert Lamb CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Westbrook Bay
David P Howard
Photo: David P Howard CC BY-SA 2.0
East Runton East Runton beach is a rural beach with cliffs and a rocky foreshore. At low tide there is an expanse of sand. The vi...
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ouen\'s Bay Le Port Beach
Peter Eckersley
Photo: Peter Eckersley CC BY-SA 2.0
Seascale Beach
Stephen Armstrong
Photo: Stephen Armstrong CC BY-SA 2.0
Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
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