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Malcolm Etherington
Photo: Malcolm Etherington CC BY-SA 2.0
Charmouth East Beach Charmouth East Beach is about 800 meters east of Charmouth. Dogs welcome all year round.
Fossick OU
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Peter\'s Point
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ouen\'s Bay Le Port Beach
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryhope East Beach
Oast House Archive
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Pevensey Bay
Chris J Dixon
Photo: Chris J Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
Towan Beach
Dave Croker
Photo: Dave Croker CC BY-SA 2.0
Llwyngwril Beach
Tim Marshall 
Photo: Tim Marshall  CC BY-SA 2.0
Worbarrow Bay This beach welcomes dogs throughout the entire year.
Nigel Monckton
Photo: Nigel Monckton CC BY-SA 2.0
Allonby Allonby is a large sandy beach rising to a shingle slope. There is a flat grassy area behind the beach which joins th...
Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Llandudno North Shore Beach
Graham Horn
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Bembridge Beach
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Glen Wyllin Beach
Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Summerleaze Summerleaze is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 440 metres wide, backed with...
Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach Bigbury-on-Sea South Beach is situated 300 meters east of Bigbury-on-Sea in Devon.
Nigel Brown
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Aberdyfi Beach Aberdyfi Beach is located in Gwynedd 400 meters east of Aberdyfi.
Stephen McKay 
Photo: Stephen McKay  CC BY-SA 2.0
Clacton Pier Beach Clacton Pier Beach lies in Essex, 300 meters south east of Clacton-on-Sea.
Stacey Harris
Photo: Stacey Harris CC BY-SA 2.0
Dungeness Beach
pam fray
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Tankerton Tankerton is situated on the North Kent coast. The shingle beach is gently sloping, flattening to a wide expanse of s...
Peter Church 
Photo: Peter Church  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandilands
Beach explorer UK Source for water samples and information: the Environmental Protection Agency, users of the site and local municipalities.
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