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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Twelve of the beaches in England set to fail new clean water test

Beaches: Seaton Carew beach
North East
Seaton Carew
Photograph: Peter Jordan/Alamy
Beaches: Saltburn beach
North East
Saltburn
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
Beaches: Sea anglers Spittal Beach
North East
Spittal
Photograph: D.G.Farquhar /Alamy
Beaches: Bembridge
South East
Bembridge
Photograph: Rob Arnold/Alamy
Beaches: Hastings seafront
South East
Hastings
Photograph: Richard Barnes/Alamy
Beaches: The Jubilee Beach in Southend
South East
Southend Jubilee
Photograph: Gordon Scammell/Alamy
Beaches: Seaton, Devon, UK 2013
South West
Seaton
Photograph: Nik Taylor/Alamy
Beaches: Ladram Bay
South West
Ladram Bay
Photograph: Photoseeka/Alamy
Beaches: A view of Combe Martin Exmoor Devon
South West
Combe Martin
Photograph: Caroline Eastwood/Alamy
Beaches: The Blackpool beach
North West
Blackpool Central
Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Beaches: Morcambe
North West
Morcambe South
Photograph: Barrie Harwood/Alamy
Beaches: Allonby Bay
North West
Allonby Bay
Photograph: Janice Alamanou/Alamy
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