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Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
Phil Thirkell
Photo: Phil Thirkell CC BY-SA 2.0
Tynemouth Short Sands
Bob Jones
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 2 kilometers north of Lizard.
Jim Smillie
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Aberdour Black Sands Aberdour Black Sands beach is in Fife 400 meters south east of Aberdour.
Gavin Tyte
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Lepe Lepe beach, part of Lepe Country Park, is on the Hampshire coast with views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The...
Herry Lawford
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Beer Beer is in Seaton Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble and sand beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, ...
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
Martin Bodman
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Pentewan Beach
Iain Lees 
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Sandbanks Beach Dog Exercising Area - Poole Visitors to this splendid beach are pleased to find a dedicated dog-friendly section that remains open throughout the...
Richard Croft
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Clovelly Beach Clovelly Beach is located in Devon 800 meters north of Clovelly.
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...
Sue Adair
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Meols Beach
chris
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Ettrick Bay
William Bartlett
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Tregardock Beach
Richard Webb
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Gosford Sands
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Eric Jones 
Photo: Eric Jones  CC BY-SA 2.0
Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
E Gammie 
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Hampton Pier West Beach
David Dixon 
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Chorlton Water Park
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...
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.