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Peter Eckersley
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Seascale Beach
Chris Downer 
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Blackwaterfoot Beach Blackwaterfoot Beach is in North Ayrshire, 100 meters south west of Blackwaterfoot.
Mick Lobb
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Port Eynon Bay Port Eynon Bay beach is approximately 600 meters south east of Port Eynon.
Paul Glazzard
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Skipsea Beach
Penny Mayes
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Neyland Slip Beach
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Beach
Simon Carey
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Shoreham Kingston Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Broadstairs, Stone Bay Stone Bay in Broadstairs is a 600 metre sandy bay above a wave-cut rock platform, backed by a promenade and white cha...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Beach
Evelyn Simak
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Horsey Beach
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands
Jonathan Billinger
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Wonwell Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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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...
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Lowestoft Kirkley Cliff Beach
Ian Medcalf
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Llanon Beach
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Ainsdale The bathing water is a resort beach on the Sefton coastline in North West England. Ainsdale beach has a large expanse...
Mark A Coleman
Photo: Mark A Coleman CC BY 3.0
Portwrinkle Portwrinkle is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately one kilometre wide, ...
Bob Jones
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Marazion Causeway Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.