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Nigel Chadwick
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Herne Bay Central The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Herne Bay town centre. The shingle beach is gent...
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Porthcurnick Porthcurnick is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 210 metres wide, backed by ...
Phillip Perry
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Leysdown Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Horden Beach
Rob Purvis
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St. Dogmaels Slipway Beach
wfmillar
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Kilchattan Bay
Dot Potter
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Gronant Dunes Beach
Chris Collard
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Poole Harbour Rockley Sands Poole Harbour Rockley Sands is in Poole Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a small sand and mud beach, approximately ...
Dr Richard Murray
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Tentsmuir Sands
Diliff
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Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
Graham Horn
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Chilton Chine Located near Isle of Wight Pearl, visitors can enjoy a peaceful stroll down to the beach with the added benefit of fr...
Sue Adair
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Glenarm Beach
Dr Neil Clifton
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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...
Michael Murray
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Trevaunance Cove Trevaunance Cove is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sand and rock beach resort, approximately 250 metres wide...
Alexander P Kapp 
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Aldingham Beach Aldingham Beach is located 3 kilometers north west of Aldingham in the county of Cumbria.
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Gaddings Dam
Ian Capper
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Overstrand Beach
Chris Downer 
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Great Yarmouth Pier Beach
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