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Chmee
Photo: Chmee CC BY-SA 3.0
Brighton Central Beach
Pauline Eccles
Photo: Pauline Eccles CC BY-SA 2.0
Newport Slipway Beach
Nigel Mykura
Photo: Nigel Mykura CC BY-SA 2.0
West Bay (West) West Bay (West) is next to Bridport Harbour in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a pebble, shingle and sand beach r...
Charles Leventon
Photo: Charles Leventon CC BY-SA 2.0
Pembrey Beach
Nick Smith
Photo: Nick Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
Jim Champion
Photo: Jim Champion CC BY-SA 2.0
Godrevy Beach
Chris Heaton
Photo: Chris Heaton CC BY-SA 2.0
Low Newton Low Newton Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is 0.5 k...
Chris Gunns 
Photo: Chris Gunns  CC BY-SA 2.0
Brewery Beach Brewery Beach is a beach in Rushen.
Nigel Mykura
Photo: Nigel Mykura CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Gary Rogers
Photo: Gary Rogers CC BY-SA 2.0
Ainsdale Beach Ainsdale Beach is about 13 kilometers north west of Sefton.
Edward Clack
Photo: Edward Clack CC BY-SA 2.0
Southend Westcliff Bay Westcliff Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach in the centre of Southend-on Sea. It has a shallow profile and is backe...
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bispham Bispham bathing water is mainly sandy with some patches of rocks and pebbles. It slopes slightly to the sea at low w...
Peter Watkins
Photo: Peter Watkins CC BY-SA 2.0
Cotswold Country Park and Beach The bathing water is in Keynes Lake 32 in the Cotswolds Water Park near Somerford Keynes. The beach is 140 metres lon...
Steve Egginton
Photo: Steve Egginton CC BY-SA 2.0
Martins Haven Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Stanley Howe
Photo: Stanley Howe CC BY-SA 2.0
Inverbervie Beach
John Firth
Photo: John Firth CC BY-SA 2.0
Douglas Central Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Trefor Beach
Shaun Ferguson
Photo: Shaun Ferguson CC BY-SA 2.0
Wheelers Bay Bonchurch to Ventnor offers a lovely walk that is easily accessible via a wheelchair or pushchair. However, it should...
Ken Grainger
Photo: Ken Grainger CC BY-SA 2.0
Burnham Jetty North Beach Burnham Jetty North Beach is located in Somerset 100 meters south west of Burnham-on-Sea.
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