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Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Harbour Beach
Anne Burgess 
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Traeth Lligwy Beach
Robin Drayton
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Crackington Haven Crackington Haven is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered bay of mainly shingle, sand and pebble...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Carrick Beach Carrick Beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Gerald England 
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Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
Alex Robinson
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Porth Neigwl Beach Porth Neigwl Beach is in Gwynedd, 1 kilometers south west of Llanengan.
Paul Gillett
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Birling Gap Birling Gap is a small remote bay east of Beachy Head in East Sussex. The beach is approximately 300 metres (m) wide ...
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach...
Tony Atkin
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Abrahams Hole Beach Abrahams Hole Beach is approximately 1000 meters south of East Portlemouth.
Penny Mayes
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Leysdown Leysdown is a traditional resort beach on the Isle of Sheppey. The gently sloping beach is mostly sandy, with some sh...
ogwen
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Llanendwyn Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Darren Haddock
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Porth Oer Beach Porth Oer Beach is situated about 4 kilometers north west of Aberdaron.
Chris Gunns
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Cwm yr Eglwys Beach Cwm Yr Eglwys is a breathtaking coastal village that boasts a small, yet charming sandy beach complete with convenien...
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
Anthony Parkes 
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Salcombe North Sands
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