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colin grice
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Sandsend Beach
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
Walter Baxter 
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Cocklawburn Beach Cocklawburn Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Ancroft in Northumberland.
Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
David Dixon 
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Fleetwood Beach
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...
Nick R
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Traigh a Mhill Nestled in seclusion lies a charming inlet boasting pristine white sands and deep waters. Aptly named "Inlet of the r...
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone Leasfoot Beach
Richard Webb
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Pease Bay
Dr Richard Murray
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Tentsmuir Sands
Andrew Abbott 
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Rushy Bay
N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
Andrew Wood
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Golspie North Beach
Eric Jones
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Bull Bay Bull Bay beach is approximately 200 meters north east of Porthllechog.
Colin Smith
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Kinghorn Harbour Beach
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Ayr Beach Ayr Beach is located in South Ayrshire 800 meters south west of Ayr.
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...
Eirian Evans
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Llandudno West Shore
DS Pugh
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Sheringham Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Kingsbarns Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.