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John Fielding
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Llanrhystud Beach
Nigel Brown
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Twyni Bach Beach
OLU
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Aberystwyth South Beach Aberystwyth South Beach is approximately 600 meters south west of Aberystwyth.
Row 
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Burnham Overy Staithe beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Sandy Bay Sandy Bay is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 400 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Derek Harper
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Hollicombe Hollicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach with rock pools, approximately 400 metres wide, backed...
Oast House Archive 
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Hastings Pelham Beach Hastings Pelham Beach is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly sh...
Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Pauline Eccles
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Newport Slipway Beach
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
Stanley Howe
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Crimdon Beach
RichTea
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Praa Sands East Beach Praa Sands East Beach lies 3 kilometers south west of Breage, Cornwall.
Rod Allday
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Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Oast House Archive 
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Dymchurch North Beach
John Watson
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Tynemouth King Edwards Bay King Edwards Bay Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach enclosed by cliffs. Access is via stairs or a very long...
Shaun Ferguson
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Stonehaven Cowie Beach
Danny Robinson
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Sheerness Sheerness bathing water is on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, near the mouths of the Thames and Medwa...
Whatlep
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Penally Beach
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Isaac Beach Port Isaac Beach is about 200 meters south west of Port Isaac.
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.