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Dara Jasumani
Photo: Dara Jasumani CC BY-SA 2.0
Pendine Morfa Bay
Oliver Dixon 
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Newborough Beach
Robin Lucas
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Portmellon Beach Portmellon Beach is situated 200 meters east of Portmellon in Cornwall.
Richard Hoare 
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Colwyn Bay West Promenade Beach Colwyn Bay West Promenade Beach is located 500 meters north west of Colwyn Bay in the county of Conwy.
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Robert Cuthill
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Black Pill Rock Beach Black Pill Rock Beach is in Swansea 2 kilometers north east of West Cross.
Les Hull 
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Dunure Beach
Simon Huguet
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Southport Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Whiting Bay
Eric Jones 
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Waterfoot Beach
David Medcalf
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Monreith Beach
Nigel Homer
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Porthluney Porthluney is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered sandy beach, approximately 380 metres wide. S...
Michael Walsh
Photo: Michael Walsh CC BY 3.0
Melvich Bay
Eric Jones 
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Murlough Beach
Nicholas Mutton
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Padstow Beach
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
C P Smith 
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Henleaze Lake Henleaze Lake is situated in the Bristol suburb of Henleaze, 3 miles from the city centre. This former quarry is appr...
Nigel Cox
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Margate Palm Bay
Richard Webb
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Strathy Bay
DS Pugh
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Llandanwg Beach
Beach explorer UK Source for water samples and information: the Environmental Protection Agency, users of the site and local municipalities.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.