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Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Sedgwell Cove
Kabelleger  David Gubler
Photo: Kabelleger David Gubler CC BY-SA 4.0
Shakespeare Beach
Rob  Lowe
Photo: Rob Lowe CC BY-SA 2.0
Swanlake Bay
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Marsden Beach
Sheila Russell
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Upton Towans Beach
Dave Dunford
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St Bees The beach is steeply sloping and pebbly leading to a large area of flat sand closer to the sea. There are steep cliff...
Ben Gamble
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Frensham Great Pond The designated bathing area is situated on Frensham Great Pond's northern edge. Bathing is restricted to a marked san...
Sheila Russell
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Mexico Towans Mexico Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, ...
Graham Horn
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Bembridge Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
Dave Pyper
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Porthcurno Porthcurno is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 130 metres wide, set in a pict...
Greg Stringham
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Inverboyndie Beach
Tom Pennington
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Manorbier Beach Manorbier Beach has been honored with the Green Coast Award for its pristine, eco-conscious environment. It is a fami...
Tony Atkin
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Porthleven Sands Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shin...
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 ...
John Allan
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Weymouth Central Weymouth Central is on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, close to W...
David Long
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Fistral South Fistral South bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
DS Pugh
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Saltburn Beach
Thomas Nugent
Photo: Thomas Nugent CC BY-SA 2.0
Lunderston Bay
Sue Adair
Photo: Sue Adair CC BY-SA 2.0
West Kirby Beach
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