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Richard Webb
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Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
Simon Carey
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Hove West Beach
John H Darch 
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Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow Rayrigg Meadow is located on the eastern edge of Lake Windermere. The beach at Rayrigg Meadow is shallow sloping and ...
Andy F
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Harlyn Bay
Iain Macaulay
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Fraserburgh Philorth Beach
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Ruth Sharville 
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Exmouth Beach
Michael HillKing
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Samson
Tim Marshall 
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Worbarrow Bay This beach welcomes dogs throughout the entire year.
brian clark
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Denemouth South Beach
Geoff Welding
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Porth Porth Beach, located between Lusty Glaze and Watergate Bay beaches in Cornwall, is a picturesque cove that faces west...
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Anne Burgess 
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Traeth Lligwy Beach
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Evelyn Simak
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Sea Palling Sea Palling is a small coastal hamlet and has a wide sandy beach with a series of shallow bays formed by man-made ree...
Florian Pépellin
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Greve de Lecq Beach
Mike Smith
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Chesil Cove Chesil Cove beach is approximately 200 meters south of Chiswell.
Malcolm Etherington
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Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
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