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Ron Strutt
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St Mary\'s Bay
Graham Hogg 
Photo: Graham Hogg  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bay at the back of the Ocean Nestled at the southern end of the road lies a spectacular beach adorned with shimmering white sand and shells, affec...
Clive Perrin
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Highcliffe Beach Highcliffe Beach is located 1000 meters south west of Highcliffe-on-Sea in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome between...
JThomas
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Fraisthorpe Beach
Pierre Terre
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Norton Beach
Philip Pankhurst 
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Abbotsbury Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the entire year.
Philip Halling 
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Pendower Beach
Michael Whitfield
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Allonby Beach Allonby Beach is in Cumbria, 200 meters west of Allonby.
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
Anne Burgess
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Findochty Beach
Richard Webb
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Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Tim Green from Bradford
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Swanpool Beach
Paul Gillett 
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Littlehampton Coastguard Station Beach
Nick Earl
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Limeslade Bay
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Derek Harper
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Babbacombe Beach Babbacombe Beach is in Torbay, 2 kilometers north of Torquay.
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
Gordon Hatton
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St Columba's Bay, At the southern edge of Iona lies a secluded beach made up of beautifully coloured pebbles. It is believed to be the ...
Jonathan Wilkins 
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Porth Dinllaen Beach Porth Dinllaen Beach is situated about 600 meters west of Nefyn.
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