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Kenneth Allen
Photo: Kenneth Allen CC BY-SA 2.0
Gyllyngvase Beach
Dave Marley
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Gairloch Beach
David Radcliffe
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Port Lewaigue Beach Port Lewaigue Beach is approximately 3 kilometers west of Maughold.
tormentor
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Longniddry Beach
Dennis Turner
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West Kirby West Kirby's sandy beach is approximately two kilometres long and faces south west over the Dee estuary. A large stre...
mike hancock
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Shorthorn Beach
mattbuck category
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Windermere, Lakeside YMCA Windermere Lakeside YMCA bathing water is on the western edge of the lake in the south basin. It is a shallow sloping...
Mike Faherty
Photo: Mike Faherty CC BY-SA 2.0
Milford-on-sea Beach
Gary Rogers
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Ainsdale Beach Ainsdale Beach is about 13 kilometers north west of Sefton.
Phil Williams
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Skipsea Skipsea Beach is a long rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length and it is made up ...
Sue Adair
Photo: Sue Adair CC BY-SA 2.0
Leasowe Bay
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...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Shell Bay North Shell Bay North is at the mouth of Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It i...
Paul McIlroy
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Northcott Mouth Northcott Mouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small rocky beach, approximately 350 metres wide, with a s...
Ian Paterson 
Photo: Ian Paterson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Splash Point
Andrew Curtis
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Horden Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Ruby Bay
brian clark
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Denemouth South Beach
Peter Eckersley
Photo: Peter Eckersley CC BY-SA 2.0
Seascale Beach
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Strathlene Beach
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