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Peter Broster
Photo: Peter Broster CC BY-SA 4.0
Tenby Harbour Beach Situated on the coast, this beach is an idyllic destination that caters to families and dog owners, with seasonal res...
Ian Knox
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Alnmouth Beach Alnmouth Beach is located in Northumberland 300 meters south east of Alnmouth.
Diliff
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Broadstairs Joss Bay Broadstairs Joss Bay beach is about 2 kilometers north of Broadstairs.
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...
Alan Fryer
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Machroes Beach
Maigheachgheal 
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Doniford Beach
Oast House Archive
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Folkestone Folkestone bathing water is a resort beach in Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe Bay, which stretches...
Peter Eckersley
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Seascale Beach
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
Helmut Zozmann 
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Dover Harbour Beach
John Myers
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Thorney Bay
Rod Allday
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Chapel Porth Beach Chapel Porth Beach is 3 kilometers west of St. Agnes in the county of Cornwall.
Nigel Chadwick
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Walpole Bay, Margate The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with...
Philip Halling 
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Upton Towans Upton Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, a...
Anne Burgess 
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St Davids Beach
Roger Cornfoot 
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Saint Audrie's Bay
Charles Leventon
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Pembrey Beach
Gerald England
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Fidden Beach This magnificent beach boasts vast stretches of glistening white sand, punctuated by magnificent pink granite outcrop...
somaliayaswan
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Grangetown Beach
Karl and Ali 
Photo: Karl and Ali  CC BY-SA 2.0
Morecambe North Beach
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