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Korentin
Photo: Korentin CC BY-SA 3.0
Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Mupe Bay Dogs are welcome to visit our establishment throughout the year.
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
Leslie Barrie
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Machrihanish Beach
Tom Pennington
Photo: Tom Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Watergate Bay Watergate Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach approximately one kilometre wide, backed b...
Alisdair MacDonald 
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Port nan Ron Nestled at the edge of a tranquil bay lies a pristine beach with powdery white sand. This secluded beach is not easil...
Simon Carey
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Player's Beach This beach boasts a wide stretch of sand during low tide but regrettably, it diminishes significantly during high tid...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
North Gare Sands
Nigel Homer
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Porthluney Porthluney is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 380 metres wide. S...
Bob Jones
Photo: Bob Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Felixstowe South Beach
Arriva
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Cowes To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide t...
Gavin Tyte
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Lepe Lepe beach, part of Lepe Country Park, is on the Hampshire coast with views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The...
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...
Eric Jones 
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Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
DS Pugh
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Saltburn Beach
mattbuck category
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Teignmouth Town Teignmouth beach is close to the mouth of the Teign Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, ...
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Scourie Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Beach
Brian Green
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Brightlingsea Beach
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