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Korentin
Photo: Korentin CC BY-SA 3.0
Swansea Bay Sketty Lane Beach
Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Church Cove Church Cove is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sand and pebble beach, approximately 140 metres wide, ba...
philip banks
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Wallasey The bathing water is situated on the north west coast of England, just west of Liverpool. It has a wide expanse of sa...
Dave Fergusson
Photo: Dave Fergusson CC BY-SA 2.0
Lower Largo Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is on the Dorset coast and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote shingle beach, approxi...
Glyn Baker
Photo: Glyn Baker CC BY-SA 2.0
Jaywick Beach
Clem Rutter Rochester Kent
Photo: Clem Rutter Rochester Kent CC BY 3.0
St Margaret`s Bay St. Margaret's Bay bathing water is a remote beach situated near Dover at the eastern foothills of the North Downs. I...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthmeor Porthmeor is the main tourist beach in St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximat...
Wesley Trevor Johnston 
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Kessingland Beach
Paul Thomson
Photo: Paul Thomson CC BY-SA 2.0
Seamill Beach
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
David Medcalf
Photo: David Medcalf CC BY-SA 2.0
Drummore Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Exmouth Exmouth is on the south coast of Devon at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximate...
David Smith 
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Appley Beach The beach is perfect for young families, as it comes equipped with a host of amenities such as parking, a playground,...
Julieanne Savage
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Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a shingle beach at the easternmost tip of Southend's shoreline. The beach is backed by a promenade li...
Roy Parkhouse
Photo: Roy Parkhouse CC BY-SA 2.0
Widemouth Sand
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Traeth Bach Beach
Mary and Angus Hogg
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg CC BY-SA 2.0
Croy Beach
David M Moore
Photo: David M Moore CC BY-SA 2.0
West Wittering The bathing water is situated on the south coast at the eastern side of Chichester Harbour entrance in West Sussex. T...
Andy Radcliffe
Photo: Andy Radcliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Jurby Beach
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