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Dan Friess
Photo: Dan Friess CC BY-SA 2.0
Binnel Bay This shoreline may not offer an easy entry or a suitable spot for swimming. Furthermore, it is studded with stones an...
Roger May
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Barrow-in-Furness Beach Barrow-in-Furness Beach is located in Cumbria 2 kilometers north west of Barrow-in-Furness.
Andrew Curtis
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Dalton Burn 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...
Mat Fascione 
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Llanddona Beach
Chris Talbot
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Brixham St Mary\'s Bay
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Seaton Carew Central Beach
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Chris Gunns
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Cwm yr Eglwys Beach Cwm Yr Eglwys is a breathtaking coastal village that boasts a small, yet charming sandy beach complete with convenien...
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
Eric Jones
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Menai Bridge St Georges Pier Beach
Gordon Griffiths
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Seaham Central Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
Walter Baxter 
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Thorntonloch Beach
Dara Jasumani
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Westdale Beach
Darren Rosson
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Freathy Beach
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Beach
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