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Ben Gamble
Photo: Ben Gamble CC BY-SA 2.0
Frensham Great Pond The designated bathing area is situated on Frensham Great Pond's northern edge. Bathing is restricted to a marked san...
fabiolah
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Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier Beach
Malcolm Etherington
Photo: Malcolm Etherington CC BY-SA 2.0
Charmouth East Beach Charmouth East Beach is about 800 meters east of Charmouth. Dogs welcome all year round.
Christine Johnstone
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Crosby Mariners Road Beach
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Les Hull
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Annan Beach Annan Beach is in Dumfries and Galloway 2 kilometers south east of Annan.
Chris Downer
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Ringstead Bay Ringstead Bay is on the Dorset coast and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a remote shingle beach, approxi...
Andy Stephenson
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Lyme Regis Front Beach Lyme Regis Front Beach is to the west of Lyme Regis on the south coast of Devon. The Cobb is a curved breakwater that...
Peter Wannop 
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Selwicks Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Shipload Bay
Roger Cornfoot
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Teignmouth Town Beach
Russel Wills 
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St. Cyrus Beach
Colin MacInnes
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Embo Beach
Penny Mayes
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Leysdown Leysdown is a traditional resort beach on the Isle of Sheppey. The gently sloping beach is mostly sandy, with some sh...
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Southbourne Bournemouth Southbourne forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and s...
Peter Church
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Singing Sands
Tim Elliott
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Southsea West Beach
Ian Murfitt 
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Largo East Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Mattiscombe Beach
Gerald England
Photo: Gerald England CC BY-SA 2.0
Cleveleys Cleveleys is a sandy bathing water with small areas of rocks and pebbles. Groynes stretch for several kilometres up a...
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