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Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Simon Carey
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Normans Bay
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Geof Sheppard
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Weston-super-Mare Marine Lake Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Douglas Broadway Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Appletree Bay
Dr Neil Clifton
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Polurrian Cove Polurrian Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy cove, approximately 330 metres wide, surrounded...
Chris Downer 
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Branksome Dene Beach - Bournemouth Dogs are welcome at this beach throughout the year.
N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
Eric Jones
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Newcastle Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Stonehaven Cowie Beach
Bob Jones
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Felixstowe South Beach
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Tony Maguire
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Mill Bay
gary radford
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Sheringham Sheringham is a former fishing village, but is now a seaside town which still has fishing and crab boats plying trade...
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate Sandgate is a resort beach in the western outskirts of Folkestone, Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe...
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Leigh Bell Wharf beach is a small sandy beach in the old town of Leigh-on-Sea, just to the west of Southend-on-Sea. I...
Graham Taylor
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Mount Bay One can embark on a picturesque and adventurous stroll along a precarious clifftop path, ultimately leading to a chal...
Paul Hutchinson
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Maidencombe Maidencombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed by ...
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