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Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Sidmouth Town Beach
Chris Heaton
Photo: Chris Heaton CC BY-SA 2.0
Druridge Bay South Duridge Bay South Beach is a remote bathing water on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated bathing w...
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Dalton Burn Beach
Steve Daniels
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Pagham The bathing water is situated on the south coast just north of Pagham Harbour in West Sussex. The bathing water faces...
Andrew Hill
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Wells Wells beach forms part of the Holkham estate. It is a long sweeping sandy beach backed by dunes and pine trees. The b...
Ross Armstrong
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Rozel Beach Rozel Beach lies 3 kilometers north east of Trinity, Jersey.
Danrok
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Plemont Beach
Stanley Howe
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Inverbervie Beach
David Lally 
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Poole Sandbanks Peninsular Poole Sandbanks Peninsular forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Simon Carey
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Ryde Springvale Beach
David Medcalf
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Monreith Beach
Nick Smith 
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Southsea East Beach
C P Smith 
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Henleaze Lake Henleaze Lake is situated in the Bristol suburb of Henleaze, 3 miles from the city centre. This former quarry is appr...
Mat Fascione 
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Kinmel Bay
Rob Farrow
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Minehead Terminus Minehead Terminus is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach resort, ap...
Dara Jasumani
Photo: Dara Jasumani CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendine Morfa Bay
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Chris Shaw
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Baglan Beach Baglan Beach is 3 kilometers west of Port Talbot in the county of Neath Port Talbot.
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