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JThomas
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Wilsthorpe Wilsthorpe Beach is an extensive rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 1.8 kilometres in length wi...
Richard West 
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North Berwick West Beach
John Fielding
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Llanrhystud Beach
Ashley Dace
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Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) Lowestoft's beach north of Claremont Pier is a wide gently sloping sandy beach backed by the promenade and Victorian ...
Dr Duncan Pepper
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Broadstairs Viking Bay Broadstairs Viking Bay beach is situated about 200 meters east of Broadstairs.
Herry Lawford
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Beer Beach Beer Beach is situated about 1 kilometers east of Beer.
Mick Garratt
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North Gare Sands
Phil Thirkell
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Tynemouth Short Sands
Footprints
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Beachlands West The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Ian Cardinal 
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Old Colwyn Beach
Ron Speed
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Scarborough Harbour Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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Exmouth Beach
Kevin Trahar
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Pendine Sands
Anthony Parkes 
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Llanddwyn Beach Llanddwyn Beach or Newborough Beach
Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand Beach
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
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.