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Graham Taylor
Photo: Graham Taylor CC BY-SA 2.0
Torbay Crawley Woods Beach
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Southbourne Bournemouth Southbourne forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and s...
Alan Fryer
Photo: Alan Fryer CC BY-SA 2.0
Llanbedrog Beach
Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Tim Marchant
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Felixstowe South Felixstowe is a resort town but is also home to the country's largest container port on the Orwell Estuary. Felixstow...
John Watson
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Tynemouth King Edwards Bay King Edwards Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach enclosed by cliffs. Access is via stairs or a very long...
Kevin Trahar
Photo: Kevin Trahar CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendine Sands
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandgate Sandgate is a resort beach in the western outskirts of Folkestone, Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe...
Robert Graham 
Photo: Robert Graham  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lyne Sands
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Lifeboat Station Beach Redcar Lifeboat Station Beach is situated 500 meters north east of Redcar in Redcar and Cleveland.
Michael Jagger
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Margate The Bay The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast adjacent to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving ...
Malcolm Etherington
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Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
Brian
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Polpeor Beach Polpeor Beach is situated 100 meters west of Lizard in Cornwall.
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Worbarrow Beach
Pam Brophy
Photo: Pam Brophy CC BY-SA 2.0
Caswell Bay Caswell Bay beach lies 1 kilometers south west of Newton, Swansea.
Maigheachgheal 
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Blue Anchor Beach Blue Anchor Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Blue Anchor.
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Yarmer Beach
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