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David Maclennan
Photo: David Maclennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Shandwick Bay
Rod Allday
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Cawsand Beach Cawsand Beach is approximately 200 meters south east of Cawsand.
John Rostron 
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Pentle Bay
Derek Harper 
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Torre Abbey Torre Abbey is on the south coast of Devon at Torquay. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 800 metres wid...
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Dave Marley
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Gairloch Beach
Eugene Birchall
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Budleigh Salterton Beach Budleigh Salterton Beach is about 500 meters east of Budleigh Salterton.
OLU
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Trebarwith Strand Beach
Chris Plunkett
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Yaverland Yaverland beach on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight is at the north end of Sandown Bay. The sandy beach slop...
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Overcombe Beach
David Hawgood
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Hightown Beach Hightown Beach is in Sefton 600 meters south west of Hightown.
N Chadwick
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Charlestown Charlestown is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a pebble and shingle beach resort, approximately 290 metres wide...
Lewis Clarke
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Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is at the mouth of the River Otter on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach resort, appro...
ronnie leask
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Lundin Links Beach
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
Nigel Brown
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Twyni Bach Beach
Robin Lucas
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St. Brides Haven Beach
Martin Bodman
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Gammons Head Beach
Les Hull 
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Walney West Shore Walney West Shore bathing water is a gently sloping shingle beach with a large expanse of sand exposed at low water. ...
M J Richardson 
Photo: M J Richardson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Ardrossan Boydston Beach Ardrossan Boydston Beach is situated 900 meters north west of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.