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Geoff Welding
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Porth Porth Beach, located between Lusty Glaze and Watergate Bay beaches in Cornwall, is a picturesque cove that faces west...
Mike Williams
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Newgale Beach The beach boasts a Blue Flag certification, making it an ideal location for families and their beloved furry friends,...
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Martin Bodman
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Mewslade Bay East Beach
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Lewis Clarke
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Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is at the mouth of the River Otter on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach resort, appro...
Rob Farrow
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Kingsand Kingsand is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, approximately 200 metres wide, clo...
Ross
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Ballyholme Beach Ballyholme Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Bangor.
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
Gary Rogers
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Lusty Glaze Lusty Glaze is a picturesque Cornish beach, known locally as Lostyn Glas - which translates to a place to view blue b...
David Brown
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Gruinard Beach
Danrok
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Green Island Beach
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
Philip Halling 
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Upton Towans Upton Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, a...
John Evans 
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Great Yarmouth North Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope Beach
N Chadwick 
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Beadnell Beach Beadnell Beach is situated in the county of Northumberland, 900 meters south east of Beadnell.
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
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