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Simon Huguet
Photo: Simon Huguet CC BY-SA 2.0
Southport Beach
Steve Sheppard
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Nolton Haven Beach
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Ulrich Hartmann
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Trevone Bay
Richard Webb
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Dalgety Bay
Gerry Lewis
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Gurnard Gurnard is a small resort situated on the Isle of Wight, west of Cowes, facing across the Solent to the New Forest sh...
Ray Stanton
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Eastoke The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Adrian and Janet Quantock
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and shingle beach r...
Roger A Smith
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Ilfracombe Wildersmouth Beach
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
Richard Webb
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Burntisland Beach Burntisland Beach is 800 meters north east of Burntisland in the county of Fife.
Bob Embleton
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Cushendall Beach
Andy Stephenson
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Sandgate Town Centre Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Spittal Beach is a gently sloping resort beach approximately one kilometre long situated immediately south of the mou...
Trevor Harris
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Chesil Beach Chesil Beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Portland. Dogs allowed on the seaward side from September to April.
Chris Heaton
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Lyne Mouth Bay
Peter Church 
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Sandilands
Ian Murfitt 
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Largo East Beach
Gary Rogers
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Gullane Beach
Mel Stevens
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Eastney The bathing water is situated in the southeast corner of Portsea Island which is part of the city of Portsmouth. The ...
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