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Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Pier Bournemouth Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resor...
Gordon Griffiths 
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Dymchurch Dymchurch is a resort beach situated along a 20 kilometre stretch of beach in Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches fr...
John McLeish
Photo: John McLeish CC BY-SA 2.0
Millport Bay
Roger Smith
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Seaham Hall Beach Seaham Hall Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in len...
Rick Ryder
Photo: Rick Ryder CC BY-SA 2.0
Westgate West Bay
Keith Edkins
Photo: Keith Edkins CC BY-SA 2.0
Bracklesham Bay Bracklesham Bay beach is 200 meters south of Bracklesham in the county of West Sussex.
Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
David Pickersgill
Photo: David Pickersgill CC BY-SA 2.0
Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Jim Strang 
Photo: Jim Strang  CC BY-SA 2.0
West Voe Sands
Richard Webb 
Photo: Richard Webb  CC BY-SA 2.0
Coldingham Beach Coldingham Beach is located in Scottish Borders 700 meters south of St. Abbs.
NessabyRedWeb
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Reiss Beach Reiss Beach is about 1 kilometers north east of Reiss.
Jon Carslake
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Booby\'s Beach Booby\'s Beach is 1 kilometers west of Constantine Bay in the county of Cornwall.
Derek Harper 
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Torre Abbey Torre Abbey is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wid...
Chmee
Photo: Chmee CC BY-SA 3.0
Brighton Central Beach
Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Cullen Bay
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Gammons Head Beach
Anne Burgess 
Photo: Anne Burgess  CC BY-SA 2.0
Beaches on Iona Port Ban Located on the west coast of Iona, this beach cove boasts unparalleled beauty that is sure to impress any visitor. It...
Roger Gilbertson
Photo: Roger Gilbertson CC BY-SA 2.0
Achmelvich Beach Achmelvich Beach is situated in the county of Highland, 400 meters west of Achmelvich.
Eric Jones
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Benllech Beach Benllech Beach is located 500 meters east of Benllech in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.