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Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Richard Webb
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Laggan Sands The Laggan Beach, located in Loch Buie, boasts stunning silver sands, which can be reached by taking a pleasant hour-...
Phillip Perry
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Leysdown Beach
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Anne Burgess
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Findochty Beach
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
Dr Richard Murray
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Tentsmuir Sands
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Beach
Andy F
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Harlyn Bay
Ian Paterson
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Mablethorpe Town Mablethorpe Town beach is a busy resort with a wide and sandy beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and is close ...
Dave Fergusson
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Morar Beach
David Squire
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Poole Hamworthy Park Beach Poole Hamworthy Park Beach is situated about 5 kilometers south west of Poole. Dogs welcome all year round.
Roger  Kidd 
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Sango Sands
Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Phil Williams
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Weston Main Weston-super-Mare Main is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sandy beach, approximately t...
Dara Jasumani
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St. Ishmaels Beach
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Simon Carey
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Ryde Springvale Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.