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Rod Allday 
Photo: Rod Allday  CC BY-SA 2.0
Felpham Beach
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
Photo: Sarah Eve Armstrong  CC BY-SA 2.0
Earlsferry Shell Bay
bunberyist
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Flushing Trefusis Beach
Robert Graham 
Photo: Robert Graham  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lyne Sands
Dr Neil Clifton
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton CC BY-SA 2.0
Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley The bathing water site, known as ‘Wharfe at Cromwheel, Ilkley', is located on the River Wharfe at Ilkley, close to Il...
Anne Burgess 
Photo: Anne Burgess  CC BY-SA 2.0
Beaches on Iona Port Ban Located on the west coast of Iona, this beach cove boasts unparalleled beauty that is sure to impress any visitor. It...
Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Saltdean Saltdean is a village suburb to the east of Brighton, on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Between the groynes...
El Pollock
Photo: El Pollock CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurstaston Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Shaldon Beach
Robert Cuthill
Photo: Robert Cuthill CC BY-SA 2.0
Swansea Slipway Beach
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
robert wade
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Morecambe North Morecambe North bathing water is at the northern end of the town's promenade which has heavy sea defences for most of...
MichaelMaggs
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Mundesley Mundesley is a popular traditional seaside resort with a sandy beach and tidal pools. It is backed by a raised promen...
Andrew Wood
Photo: Andrew Wood CC BY-SA 2.0
Golspie North Beach
Philip Halling
Photo: Philip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0
Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sand and shingle beach approximately 80 metres wide ...
Helen Wilkinson
Photo: Helen Wilkinson CC BY-SA 2.0
Tunstall Tunstall is currently closed, there is no safe access to bathers due to coastal erosion. Tunstall Beach is a long rur...
David Smith 
Photo: David Smith  CC BY-SA 2.0
Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
Peter Jordan
Photo: Peter Jordan CC BY-SA 2.0
Christchurch Bay Christchurch Bay is a resort beach at Barton on Sea on the south-west coast of Hampshire. It looks out across Christc...
Bob Jones
Photo: Bob Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Felixstowe South Beach
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