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Kate Jewell
Photo: Kate Jewell CC BY-SA 2.0
Little Fistral Beach Located to the north of the renowned Fistral Beach of Newquay, lies the picturesque Little Fistral beach. Accessible ...
David Spencer
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Wharfe at Ilkley Stepping Stones This site is not a designated bathing water and will not be given a water quality classification. Samples are being c...
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
Graham Horn
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Stokes Bay The bathing water is a gently shelving beach in Hampshire on the South coast. The beach faces south-west across the S...
Rick Ryder
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Westgate West Bay
P L Chadwick
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Bognor Regis Pier Beach Bognor Regis Pier Beach lies 2 kilometers south west of Felpham, West Sussex.
Peter Smyly
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Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) The Men's Pond is a former reservoir situated on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath. There is no beach, but there is...
Jonathan Billinger
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West Cross Beach
John Firth
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Douglas Central Beach
David Radcliffe
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Port Lewaigue Beach Port Lewaigue Beach is approximately 3 kilometers west of Maughold.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Wembury Beach
David Dixon 
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Swanage South Beach
JThomas
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Nairn Central Beach
Ray Stanton
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Eastoke The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Pam Brophy
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Tintagel Beach
Dr Duncan Pepper
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Broadstairs Viking Bay Broadstairs Viking Bay beach is situated about 200 meters east of Broadstairs.
Tony Atkin 
Photo: Tony Atkin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Northcott Mouth Beach
Philip Halling
Photo: Philip Halling CC BY-SA 2.0
Saunton Sands Saunton Sands bathing water is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort backed by sand dunes. The beac...
Kevin Gordon
Photo: Kevin Gordon CC BY-SA 2.0
Littlehampton Promenade Beach
Lisa Jarvis
Photo: Lisa Jarvis CC BY-SA 2.0
St Abbs 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.