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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...
Leslie Barrie
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Kames Bay
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Helwell Bay
Anne Burgess 
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St Davids Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Bossington Beach
Simon Carey 
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Brighton Kemptown Brighton is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Kemptown beach is east of Br...
David Brown
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Gruinard Beach
Christine Matthews
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Holy Island Beach
Dan Friess
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Binnel Bay This shoreline may not offer an easy entry or a suitable spot for swimming. Furthermore, it is studded with stones an...
Gerald England
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Cleveleys Cleveleys is a sandy bathing water with small areas of rocks and pebbles. Groynes stretch for several kilometres up a...
Anthony Eden
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Kingsdown Beach
Nigel Williams
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Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
R J McNaughton
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Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
Philip Halling 
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Sugary Cove
Humphrey Bolton
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Aberaeron Harbour Beach Aberaeron Harbour Beach is about 300 meters west of Aberaeron.
Iain Lees 
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Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach with occasional rocky outcrops in the inter-tidal area. The ...
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove
Trevor Rickard
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Rhossili South Beach Rhossili South Beach is in Swansea, 500 meters west of Rhossili.
David Wright
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Hornsea Beach
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