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Colin Vosper
Photo: Colin Vosper CC BY-SA 2.0
Smugglers Cove
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Hove Beach
wfmillar
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Blyth South Beach Blyth South Beach is situated about 3 kilometers east of Blyth.
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurlestone Leasfoot Beach
Eileen Littler 
Photo: Eileen Littler  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pick Mere
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
Marsden Beach
Karl and Ali 
Photo: Karl and Ali  CC BY-SA 2.0
Morecambe North Beach
Kenneth Allen 
Photo: Kenneth Allen  CC BY-SA 2.0
Portrush West Strand Beach Portrush West Strand Beach is situated 300 meters south of Portrush in County Antrim.
Linda Bailey
Photo: Linda Bailey CC BY-SA 2.0
Ogmore Central Beach
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Mothecombe Beach
cowbridgeguidecouk
Photo: cowbridgeguidecouk CC BY 3.0
Tresilian Bay
Keith Burroughs
Photo: Keith Burroughs CC BY-SA 2.0
Fleetwood Fleetwood beach sits at the top end of the Fylde coastline, facing north into Morecambe Bay. The beach is mainly sand...
Shaun Ferguson
Photo: Shaun Ferguson CC BY-SA 2.0
Ilfracombe Hele Ilfracombe Hele Beach is a small cove at the resort of Ilfracombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a sheltered sand...
Jaggery 
Photo: Jaggery  CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Beach dog exercising area This establishment is operational throughout the year.
Thomas Nugent
Photo: Thomas Nugent CC BY-SA 2.0
Largs Central Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Shaldon Beach
Jeremy Bolwell 
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell  CC BY-SA 2.0
Pwlldu Bay Pwlldu Bay beach lies in Swansea, 2 kilometers south of Bishopston.
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Spittal Beach
Barry Pearce
Photo: Barry Pearce CC BY-SA 2.0
Polstreath Polstreath is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 330 metres wide, backed by cl...
Rick Ryder
Photo: Rick Ryder CC BY-SA 2.0
Westgate West Bay
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.