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Simon Carey
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Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach Bognor Regis Aldwick Beach is 2 kilometers east of Rose Green in the county of West Sussex.
David Dixon 
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Chorlton Water Park
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands
David Lally 
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Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth Durley Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy bea...
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Beach
Bob Jones
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West Mersea Beach
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
David Spencer
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Wharfe at Ilkley Stepping Stones This site is not a designated bathing water and will not be given a water quality classification. Samples are being c...
Roger Cornfoot
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Teignmouth Town Beach
PAUL FARMER
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Deal Castle Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
Alex McGregor 
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Redgate Beach Redgate Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Torquay.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Beach
Reading Tom from Reading UK
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Martyrs Bay Beach Located just south of the pier, lies a sandy cove that holds a gruesome history. In the year 806, this bay became the...
Jim Champion
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Godrevy Beach
Helen Wilkinson
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Tunstall Tunstall is currently closed, there is no safe access to bathers due to coastal erosion. Tunstall Beach is a long rur...
Peter Fuller
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Dunoon West Bay
Andrew King 
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Penzance Mounts Bay
Christine Matthews
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Gorleston Beach Gorleston-on-Sea is a resort town that became popular in Edwardian times. It has a long sandy beach backed by a prome...
Adrian Cable
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Dunwich Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.