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Roger Smith
Photo: Roger Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaham Hall Beach Seaham Hall Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in len...
Korentin
Photo: Korentin CC BY-SA 3.0
Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
Roger Cornfoot 
Photo: Roger Cornfoot  CC BY-SA 2.0
St Audries Bay Waterfall
Rob Purvis
Photo: Rob Purvis CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
Vincent Babb
Photo: Vincent Babb CC BY-SA 2.0
Fontygary Bay
Phil Catterall
Photo: Phil Catterall CC BY-SA 2.0
Castletown Beach Castletown Beach is 1 kilometers north east of Castletown in the county of Rushen.
Geoff Welding
Photo: Geoff Welding CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Porth Beach, located between Lusty Glaze and Watergate Bay beaches in Cornwall, is a picturesque cove that faces west...
Janet Richardson
Photo: Janet Richardson CC BY-SA 2.0
Bexhill Bexhill is a resort beach situated between Eastbourne and Hastings. The beach is predominantly shingle, with shallow ...
Sandra White
Photo: Sandra White CC BY-SA 2.0
Amble Links Amble links Beach is a remote bathing water on the Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is one kilome...
Brian
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Sharrow Sharrow beach is in Whitsand Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small sand and rock cove approximately 300 m...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Carew North Beach
Andrew Hill
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Millom Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton CC BY-SA 2.0
Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley The bathing water site, known as ‘Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley', is located on the River Wharfe at Ilkley, close to Il...
Dorcas Sinclair
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandside Bay
JThomas 
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Whitley Bay
Antonia
Photo: Antonia CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Sluice Seaton Sluice Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach backed by dunes. It is the southernmost bathing beach of N...
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach Christchurch Friar\'s Cliff Beach is situated 2 kilometers south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in Dorset.
Sebastian Ballard
Photo: Sebastian Ballard CC BY-SA 2.0
South Beach - Studland Bay From the months of May to September, it is required that dogs are kept on a leash while visiting the beach.
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Peter Broster
Photo: Peter Broster CC BY-SA 4.0
Tenby Harbour Beach Situated on the coast, this beach is an idyllic destination that caters to families and dog owners, with seasonal res...
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