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Stephen McKay
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Goodrington Beach
Chris Gunns
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Laxey Beach
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
OLU
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Yarmouth Beach
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Skipsea Beach
Chris Gunns
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Cwm yr Eglwys Beach Cwm Yr Eglwys is a breathtaking coastal village that boasts a small, yet charming sandy beach complete with convenien...
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
James T M Towill 
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Sandhead Beach
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Shaun Ferguson
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Wheelers Bay Bonchurch to Ventnor offers a lovely walk that is easily accessible via a wheelchair or pushchair. However, it should...
Glyn Baker
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Jaywick Jaywick is a small coastal village with large caravan parks to the west. The quiet and sandy beach has recently been ...
paul gardner
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Towan Towan is in Newquay Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a shingle beach resort approximately 300 metres wide ba...
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Richard Webb
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Burntisland Beach Burntisland Beach is 800 meters north east of Burntisland in the county of Fife.
Rod Allday
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Cawsand Beach Cawsand Beach is approximately 200 meters south east of Cawsand.
Robin Lucas
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Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren is on the south coast of Devon and is a long sand spit extending across the mouth of the Exe Estuary. ...
Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Slip Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.