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Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Swanpool Beach
Simon Palmer
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Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Trish Steel
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Christchurch Avon Beach Christchurch Avon Beach is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wide from ...
Oliver Dixon 
Photo: Oliver Dixon  CC BY-SA 2.0
Beadnell Beadnell Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring three kilometres in length with...
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Marske Sands Marske Sands is a gently-sloping sandy beach fronting the town from which it takes its name. The designated bathing w...
Donald MacDonald
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Balfours Bay, Traigh Ghael Traigh Ghael is a charming stretch of sand that sits nestled amid the striking pink granite rocks of Ross of Mull on ...
Nigel Chadwick
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West Bay, Westgate The bathing water is situated on the north Kent coast adjacent to the town of Westgate-on-Sea. It is a gently shelvin...
David Medcalf
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Drummore Beach
Robin Drayton
Photo: Robin Drayton CC BY-SA 2.0
Crackington Haven Crackington Haven is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered bay of mainly shingle, sand and pebble...
Rod Allday
Photo: Rod Allday CC BY-SA 2.0
Mexico Towan Beach
alan marshall
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Carreg Wen Beach Carreg Wen Beach is located in Gwynedd 500 meters south of Borth-y-Gêst.
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
JThomas
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Bridlington South Cliff Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Redcar Stray Beach Redcar Stray Beach is 2 kilometers east of Redcar in the county of Redcar and Cleveland.
Florian Pépellin
Photo: Florian Pépellin CC BY-SA 4.0
St Brelade\'s Beach
Andy Beecroft
Photo: Andy Beecroft CC BY-SA 2.0
Danes Dyke Beach
Adrian Cable
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Dunwich Beach
Philip Halling
Photo: Philip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0
Saunton Sands Saunton Sands bathing water is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort backed by sand dunes. The beac...
Peter Fuller
Photo: Peter Fuller CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunoon West Bay
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