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Best of North West England

The 7 best beaches in North West England

Our curated top 7 beaches in North West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 16 beaches see the full beaches index for North West England.

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    Half Moon Bay

    Lancashire

    Ship, Half Moon Bay - geograph.org.uk - 6105735

    Half Moon Bay — Beach (pebblestone).

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  2. 2

    Earnse Bay

    Furness Golf Course, Walney Island - geograph.org.uk - 2305309

    Earnse Bay (also known as 'West Shore') is a sand and shingle beach located along the western side of Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. Along with Sandy Gap and Biggar Bank, Earnse

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    Biggar, Cumbria

    Ordnance Survey Cut Mark - geograph.org.uk - 6296046

    Biggar is a village towards the south of Walney Island in Cumbria, England. Along with the village of North Scale, it is the oldest settlement on the island. It now forms part of the Westmorland and F

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    Roanhead

    Sheep grazing in the sand dunes of Sandscale Haws - geograph.org.uk - 850292

    Roanhead (sometimes spelled Ronhead) refers to the limestone outcrop of Roanhead Crag in Cumbria and the farmland behind it, but in recent years the term has been taken to mean the sandy beaches adjoi

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    Mallows Bay

    Lancashire

    The sands and bay at Morecambe - geograph.org.uk - 2405305

    Mallows Bay is a beach in the United Kingdom.

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    Taylor's Bank

    Taylor's Bank - geograph.org.uk - 3667445

    Taylor's Bank is a beach in the United Kingdom.

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    Stone Beach

    Elton Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 1671023

    Stone Beach is a beach in the United Kingdom.

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