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Paul Glazzard
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Flamborough South Landing Beach
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Beach
Joe Pritchard
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Carbis Bay Carbis Bay beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a privately owned sandy beach resort, approximately one kil...
Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
Dara Jasumani
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Pendine Morfa Bay
Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
John Davies
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Holland Beach
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Evelyn Simak
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Cley Beach Cley Beach is located in Norfolk 1 kilometers north of Cley next the Sea.
Les Hull 
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Dunure Beach
David Martin 
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Orchard Bay This charming beach is privately owned, but is accessible to the public. However, visitors are kindly reminded to mai...
Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
originalpickaxe
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Leigh Bell Wharf Beach
Rose and Trev Clough
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Burry Port Beach Burry Port Beach is about 900 meters south east of Burry Port.
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...
Andy Potter
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Littlehampton The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Littlehampton Harbour. The bathing...
Lis Burke
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Lunan Bay
Chris Downer 
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Great Yarmouth Pier Beach
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.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.