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Sarah Smith 
Photo: Sarah Smith  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hive Beach - Burton Bradstock Visitors are welcome to bring their dogs to the front of the cliffs throughout the entire year. However, it is import...
dinglefoot
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Woodside Bay This particular beach boasts a mixture of pebbles and sand, and is surrounded by a lush woodland. It is primarily fre...
John Bayes
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Selsey The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Pagham Harbour and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. The bathing w...
Stephen McKay
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Dovercourt Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Beach
Sandra White
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Amble Links Amble links Beach is a remote bathing water on the Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is one kilome...
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
Adrian Cable
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Dunwich Beach
Philip Pankhurst
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Runswick Bay Runswick Bay Beach is a rural beach situated on the north Yorkshire coast. It lies within a sheltered sandy bay. The...
Paul McIlroy
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Kirkcaldy Linktown Beach
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate West Beach
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
Tom Pennington
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Manorbier Beach Manorbier Beach has been honored with the Green Coast Award for its pristine, eco-conscious environment. It is a fami...
Derek Harper
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Beacon Cove Beacon Cove beach lies in Torbay, 900 meters south of Torquay.
Tim Green from Bradford
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Swanpool Beach
Derek Harper
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Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Isle of Harris Beach
Trevor Rickard
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New Quay Harbour Beach
Nick Smith
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Margate Fulsam Rock The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving san...
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