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Chris Downer
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Readymoney Cove Readymoney Cove is at the mouth of the Fowey Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy cove, appro...
Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
DS Pugh
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Saltburn Beach
Bob Embleton
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Shoreham Beach Shoreham (or Shoreham-by-Sea) is a small seaside town and port in West Sussex, England. Shoreham Beach is a shingle s...
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Eric Jones
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Traeth Bach Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Horden Beach
Tom Pennington
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Watergate Bay Watergate Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach approximately one kilometre wide, backed b...
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
Graham Hogg 
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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...
Gerald England 
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Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
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...
MichaelMaggs
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Mundesley Mundesley is a popular traditional seaside resort with a sandy beach and tidal pools. It is backed by a raised promen...
Maurice D Budden
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Par Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Exmouth Exmouth is on the south coast of Devon at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximate...
Maigheachgheal 
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Penbryn Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Beach
Derek Harper 
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Tregantle Cliffs 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.