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Basher Eyre
Photo: Basher Eyre CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunster South East Beach
Nigel Brown
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Twyni Bach Beach
Mat Fascione 
Photo: Mat Fascione  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kinmel Bay
Charles Leventon
Photo: Charles Leventon CC BY-SA 2.0
Pembrey Beach
Malcolm Street
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Fraisthorpe Fraisthorpe Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle...
Henry Spooner
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Barmouth Beach Barmouth Beach is located 500 meters south west of Barmouth in the county of Gwynedd.
Bob Jenkins
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Pilling Sands
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
Nicholas Mutton
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Aberaeron North Beach Aberaeron North Beach lies in Ceredigion, 600 meters north of Aberaeron.
Dave Fergusson
Photo: Dave Fergusson CC BY-SA 2.0
Isle of Harris Beach
Eirian Evans
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Llanddulas Beach
Judith Cutler
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Traigh Ghael Beach Traigh Ghael, also known as the Gaelic beach of the Highlander, is a serene and isolated beach located on the souther...
C Michael Hogan 
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Tor Mor or Foot of the Sea Sands Nestled at the mouth of Bull Hole Anchorage, lies a picturesque white sandy cove that can be reached with a short 15-...
Vincent Babb
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Fontygary Bay
L J Cunningham
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Three Cliffs Bay
Gerald England 
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Traeth canolog y Rhyl - Rhyl central beach
Ian Andrews 
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Carsaig Bay This picturesque stretch of land boasts a rich and verdant oasis, predominantly comprised of stone beach with a modes...
nick macneill
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Bridlington South Beach Bridlington South Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 1.5 kilometres in length with ...
Ian Balcombe
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Keiss Beach
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch 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.