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Danrok
Photo: Danrok CC BY-SA 3.0
Green Island Beach
ceridwen
Photo: ceridwen CC BY-SA 2.0
Goodwick Sands
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Robert Powell
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Cobo Beach Cobo Beach lies in Guernsey, 300 meters south west of Cobo.
Stephen McKay
Photo: Stephen McKay CC BY-SA 2.0
Poppit West Beach The beach is bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it a prime family-friendly destination that extends a warm wel...
Immanuel Giel
Photo: Immanuel Giel CC BY 3.0
Morecambe South The bathing water at Morecambe South is gently sloping and with small pebbles. There is a strip of beach exposed thro...
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove Hope Cove is on the South coast of Devon. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately 370 metres wide, surround...
Steve Daniels
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Summerleaze Summerleaze is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 440 metres wide, backed with...
Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Llandudno North Shore Beach
Caroline Tandy
Photo: Caroline Tandy CC BY-SA 2.0
Duporth Beach
P L Chadwick
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Bognor Regis East Beach Bognor Regis East Beach is in West Sussex, 1 kilometers south of Felpham.
Peter Bond 
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Sand Eels bay There is a charming, little-known cove located south of Traigh Mor, boasting crystal-clear waters and soft, powdery s...
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
Shaun Ferguson
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Ilfracombe Hele Ilfracombe Hele Beach is a small cove at the resort of Ilfracombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a sheltered sand...
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Cushendun Beach
Oliver Dixon
Photo: Oliver Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
Dornoch Beach
Steve  F
Photo: Steve F CC BY-SA 2.0
Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is in East Riding of Yorkshire 1000 meters east of Bridlington.
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Clevedon Bay Clevedon Bay beach is in North Somerset, 1 kilometers west of Clevedon.
Chris Whippet 
Photo: Chris Whippet  CC BY-SA 2.0
Folkestone Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton CC BY-SA 2.0
Bispham Beach Bispham Beach is located in Blackpool 4 kilometers north of Blackpool.
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