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Graham Loveland
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Feock Loe Beach
Martin Bodman
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Thurlestone South Beach
alan fairweather
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New Brighton Beach
Caroline Tandy
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Duporth Beach
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Immanuel Giel
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Morecambe South The bathing water at Morecambe South is gently sloping and with small pebbles. There is a strip of beach exposed thro...
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Jersey Marine East Beach
Euan Nelson 
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Traigh-an-t-Suidhe, north west beach Named after the prominent rock formation at its center, the Beach of the Seat boasts a lengthy expanse of pristine wh...
Tom Pennington
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Watergate Bay Watergate Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach approximately one kilometre wide, backed b...
Ashley Dace 
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Polurrian Cove Polurrian Cove beach is situated 2 kilometers north west of Mullion in Cornwall.
Colin Smith
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Collieston Beach Collieston Beach is situated about 200 meters south east of Collieston.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Spittal Spittal Beach is a gently sloping resort beach approximately one kilometre long situated immediately south of the mou...
peter robinson 
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea North Beach
Oliver Dixon
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Tresaith Beach
martin dawes
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Cayton Bay Cayton Bay Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle ...
Gary Rogers
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Lusty Glaze Lusty Glaze is a picturesque Cornish beach, known locally as Lostyn Glas - which translates to a place to view blue b...
William Pugh
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Tywyn Beach
Editor
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Steephill Cove The beach we're discussing is aptly named due to its steep slope for accessibility. It presents an inviting location ...
mike hancock
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Shorthorn Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.