Water Destinations in South West England, United Kingdom
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Swanage Bay
Bay in Dorset, England
Hallelujah Bay
Hallelujah Bay is a bay located on the west side of the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The bay is situated below West Weares, with Clay Ope, Blacknor Point and Mutton Cove further south. Near the cove is a large mound of rock and earth beneath the clifftops known locally as the Green Hump.
Pinhay Bay
A bay in South West England.
Chew Magna Reservoir
Chew Magna Reservoir is a 5-acre (2 ha) reservoir on the western outskirts of the village of Chew Magna, Somerset, England. It lies just north of the B3130 Winford Road. The reservoir was created by damming Winford brook in order to supply water for villages in the Chew Valley.
St Oswald's Bay
St Oswald's Bay is located near Lulworth on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. The bay has a narrow beach of shingle with high chalk cliffs. The beach is cut off at high tide at the western end.
Castle Cove
A beach in South West England.
Chesil Beach
Chesil Beach (also known as Chesil Bank) is a major shingle beach structure in Dorset, England. Behind the beach is the Fleet, a shallow tidal lagoon. The beach runs for a length of 29 kilometres (18 mi) from West Bay to the Isle of Portland and in places is up to 15 metres (50 ft) high and 200 metres (660 ft) wide.
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