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Ann Cook 
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Mossyard Beach
Jeremy Owen
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Freshwater West Beach This beach boasts a range of fantastic amenities, making it the perfect location for couples seeking a day out. The a...
L Willetts
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Leonards Cove
Euan Nelson
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Leven West Beach
David Squire
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Poole Hamworthy Park Beach Poole Hamworthy Park Beach is situated about 5 kilometers south west of Poole. Dogs welcome all year round.
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Philip Pankhurst 
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Abbotsbury Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the entire year.
Pam Brophy
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Mumbles Head Beach
Ron Speed
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Scarborough Harbour Beach
Tiia Monto
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Swansea County Hall Beach
JThomas 
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Cambois North Beach Cambois North Beach is approximately 4 kilometers north of Blyth.
Philip Halling
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Botany Bay, Broadstairs Botany Bay, between Margate and Broadstairs in Kent has over a kilometre of sandy beach above an extensive wave-cut r...
Martin Thomas
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Slapton Sands Torcross Slapton Sands Torcross is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide...
Chris Gunns 
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Port St. Mary Beach Port St. Mary Beach is located in Rushen 200 meters north east of Port Saint Mary.
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
P stephenson
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Silloth Beach
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trebarwith Strand Trebarwith Strand is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a fairly remote, sandy bay, approximately 800 metres wide,...
Daniel Kraft
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Shell Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Hartlepool North Sands
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