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Gordon Dowie
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Greenan Beach
nick macneill
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Newhaven West Quay Beach
Ashley Dace
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Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's beach north of Claremont Pier is a wide gently sloping sandy beach backed by the promenade and Victorian ...
Penny Mayes
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Aberystwyth North Beach Aberystwyth North Beach is located 600 meters north west of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.
Steve Daniels
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Berrow North of Unity Farm Berrow North of Unity Farm is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a fairly remote sandy beac...
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
Jim Champion
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Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach is 7 kilometers south east of Christchurch in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome a...
David Martin 
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Porthloo
Whatlep
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Penally Beach
Diane Sambrook
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Mouthwell Sands
Brian Green
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Brightlingsea Beach
Tiia Monto
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Swansea County Hall Beach
David Maclennan
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Shandwick Bay
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Helwell Bay
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Pierre Terre
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Hillhead Beach Hillhead Beach is approximately 6 kilometers south of Fareham.
David Wright
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Hornsea Beach
Derek Harper
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Babbacombe Beach Babbacombe Beach is in Torbay, 2 kilometers north of Torquay.
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Beach Bournemouth Boscombe Pier Beach is situated about 8 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
Keith Ruffles
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Thurso Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.