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Anthony Parkes 
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Salcombe North Sands
colin grice
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Sandsend Sandsend Beach is a rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately one kilometre in length with a g...
Alan Bowring
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Bracelet Bay Bracelet Bay beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Mumbles.
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay
Graham Loveland
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Feock Loe Beach
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
subberculture
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Portobello East Beach Portobello East Beach is approximately 800 meters east of Portobello.
Martin Thomas
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Slapton Sands Torcross Slapton Sands Torcross is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide...
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Beach
Simon Huguet
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Southport Beach
El Pollock
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Thurstaston Beach
Ray Beer
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Church Ope Cove Church Ope Cove is on the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered pebble beach, approximately 700 met...
Nick R
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Traigh a Mhill Nestled in seclusion lies a charming inlet boasting pristine white sands and deep waters. Aptly named "Inlet of the r...
Pierre Terre
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Norton Beach
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Fistral North Fistral North bathing water lies within Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, appro...
DS Pugh
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Seaton Carew Centre Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew Centre Beach is part of an extens...
Simon Carey
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Ryde Springvale Beach
Mike Dodman
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Porthoustock Beach Porthoustock Beach lies in Cornwall, 4 kilometers north east of St. Keverne.
Eirian Evans
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Rhyl Beach Rhyl Beach is located in Denbighshire 700 meters north west of Rhyl.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.