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Phil Thirkell
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Tynemouth Short Sands
Gordon Brown
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Fairlie Beach
Rod Allday
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Cawsand Beach Cawsand Beach is approximately 200 meters south east of Cawsand.
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Evelyn Simak
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West Mersea West Mersea is a small Island connected to the mainland by a causeway, it is situated between the estuaries of the Co...
Richard Webb
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Billow Ness Beach Billow Ness Beach lies 700 meters south of Anstruther, Fife.
pam fray
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Tankerton Beach
dinglefoot
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Woodside Bay This particular beach boasts a mixture of pebbles and sand, and is surrounded by a lush woodland. It is primarily fre...
El Pollock
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Wallasey Beach
Tony Atkin
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Tregaseal Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Isle of Harris Beach
Paul Hutchinson
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Elbury Cove
Les Hull 
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Walney West Shore Walney West Shore bathing water is a gently sloping shingle beach with a large expanse of sand exposed at low water. ...
Martin Bodman
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Cawsand Cawsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 120 metres wide, clos...
Jim Champion
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Vault Beach Vault Beach is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and shingle beach, approximately 730 metres wide, ...
Pierre Terre
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Mupe Bay Dogs are welcome to visit our establishment throughout the year.
Philip Halling
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Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sand and shingle beach approximately 80 metres wide ...
N Chadwick 
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West Bexington Beach Specific areas allow dogs to be welcomed throughout the entire year.
Chris Gunns
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Saint\'s Bay
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.