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Philip Pankhurst 
Photo: Philip Pankhurst  CC BY-SA 2.0
Abbotsbury Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the entire year.
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
Andrew Hill
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Wells Wells beach forms part of the Holkham estate. It is a long sweeping sandy beach backed by dunes and pine trees. The b...
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
Eileen Littler 
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Pick Mere
Richard Webb
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Gosford Sands
P L Chadwick
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Bognor Regis Pier Beach Bognor Regis Pier Beach lies 2 kilometers south west of Felpham, West Sussex.
John S Turner 
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Black Rock Sands Black Rock Sands beach is approximately 900 meters south east of Morfa Bychan.
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Cockle Shore Beach
Simon Carey
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Ryde Ryde Beach is a long, straight sandy resort to the north of Ryde Town Centre on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wi...
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Beach Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Beach is situated about 8 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
Ross
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Ballyholme Beach Ballyholme Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Bangor.
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Ayr Beach Ayr Beach is located in South Ayrshire 800 meters south west of Ayr.
Maurice D Budden 
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Greenaway Beach
Bob Jones
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Felixstowe South Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Instow Beach
Ron Shirt
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Newbiggin Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
Philip Halling
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Bude Sandymouth Beach Bude Sandymouth Beach is 5 kilometers south of Morwenstow in the county of Cornwall.
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
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