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Stanley Howe
Photo: Stanley Howe CC BY-SA 2.0
Inverbervie Beach
Leslie Barrie
Photo: Leslie Barrie CC BY-SA 2.0
Kames Bay
Colin MacInnes
Photo: Colin MacInnes CC BY-SA 2.0
Embo Beach
OLU
Photo: OLU CC BY-SA 2.0
Yarmouth Beach
David Lally 
Photo: David Lally  CC BY-SA 2.0
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular Poole Sandbanks Peninsular forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Tregaseal Beach
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Gosford Sands
Tim Elliott
Photo: Tim Elliott CC BY-SA 2.0
Southsea West Beach
Alan Fryer
Photo: Alan Fryer CC BY-SA 2.0
Machroes Beach
Pauline Eccles
Photo: Pauline Eccles CC BY-SA 2.0
Newport Slipway Beach
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Wonwell Beach
Peter Eckersley
Photo: Peter Eckersley CC BY-SA 2.0
Seascale The bathing water is a gently sloping, shingle beach giving way to a large, flat sandy area towards the sea. There is...
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Saint\'s Bay
Graham Hogg 
Photo: Graham Hogg  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bay at the back of the Ocean Nestled at the southern end of the road lies a spectacular beach adorned with shimmering white sand and shells, affec...
Ron Shirt
Photo: Ron Shirt CC BY-SA 2.0
Newbiggin Beach
Basher Eyre
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Dunster South East Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Pentraeth Beach
Charles Leventon
Photo: Charles Leventon CC BY-SA 2.0
Pembrey Beach
E Gammie
Photo: E Gammie CC BY-SA 2.0
Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
Oxymoron
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Felixstowe North 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.