Christchurch Friar`s Cliff

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Christchurch Friar`s Cliff is an official estuary bathing water in Dorset with a sandy shore. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. The county has 41 designated bathing waters; this is one.

The nearest railway station is Hinton Admiral, 2.5 km to the north-east. Nearby bathing waters include Christchurch Avon Beach and Christchurch Highcliffe Castle.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

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Christchurch Priory

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