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Janet Richardson
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Bexhill Bexhill is a resort beach situated between Eastbourne and Hastings. The beach is predominantly shingle, with shallow ...
Herry Lawford
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Beer Beer is in Seaton Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble and sand beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, ...
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.
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno North Shore Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Anne Burgess
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Scourie Beach
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Eastbourne West Beach
pam fray
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Girvan Beach
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Maurice D Budden 
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Downderry Downderry is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand, shingle and pebble beach, approximately 1.1 kilomet...
Stuart Wilding
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St Ninians Isle Beach
Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Robin Lucas
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Skrinkle Beach
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
JThomas
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Cayton Bay Cayton Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 5 kilometers south east of Scarborough.
Robert Cuthill
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Swansea Slipway Beach
Nigel Monckton
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Allonby Allonby is a large sandy beach rising to a shingle slope. There is a flat grassy area behind the beach which joins th...
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
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