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Karl and Ali 
Photo: Karl and Ali  CC BY-SA 2.0
Morecambe North Beach
N Chadwick 
Photo: N Chadwick  CC BY-SA 2.0
West Bexington Beach Specific areas allow dogs to be welcomed throughout the entire year.
Eric Jones 
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Waterfoot Beach
Peter Eckersley
Photo: Peter Eckersley CC BY-SA 2.0
Seascale The bathing water is a gently sloping, shingle beach giving way to a large, flat sandy area towards the sea. There is...
Derek Harper 
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Torre Abbey Torre Abbey is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wid...
Eric Jones
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Rhosneigr Traeth Crigyll Beach Rhosneigr Traeth Crigyll Beach is situated in the county of Isle of Anglesey, 700 meters north west of Rhosneigr.
Anthony Parkes 
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Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
Robert Guthrie
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White Strand of the Monks Located on the eastern side of Iona, to the north of the Iona Abbey, lies a pristine white sandy beach that offers br...
Trevor Hilton
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Porth Tyn Beach Porth Tyn Beach is located in Isle of Anglesey 1 kilometers south east of Rhosneigr.
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...
Ann Harrison
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Hopeman East Beach
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove
Richard Hoare 
Photo: Richard Hoare  CC BY-SA 2.0
Colwyn Bay West Promenade Beach Colwyn Bay West Promenade Beach is located 500 meters north west of Colwyn Bay in the county of Conwy.
Clive Perrin
Photo: Clive Perrin CC BY-SA 2.0
Crackington Haven Beach Crackington Haven Beach is about 200 meters west of Crackington Haven.
Malcolm Etherington
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Charmouth East Beach Charmouth East Beach is about 800 meters east of Charmouth. Dogs welcome all year round.
Row
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Cooden Beach Cooden Beach is located in East Sussex 3 kilometers south west of Bexhill-on-Sea.
Janet Richardson
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Bexhill Bexhill is a resort beach situated between Eastbourne and Hastings. The beach is predominantly shingle, with shallow ...
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