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JHannanBriggs 
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Reighton Beach Reighton Beach is in North Yorkshire, 16 kilometers south east of Scarborough.
Nigel Cox
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Margate Palm Bay
Richard Webb
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Seton Sands
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
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Tresilian Bay
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Marine Lake Beach
Maigheachgheal 
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Doniford Beach
Ian Capper
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Coverack Coverack is located on the Lizard Peninsula on south coast of Cornwall. It is a rural shingle beach approximately 790...
Mark A Coleman
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Portwrinkle Portwrinkle is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately one kilometre wide, ...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Carrick Beach Carrick Beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Tankerton Beach
Jim Champion
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Poole Shore Road Beach Poole Shore Road Beach is located in Dorset 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks.
David Martin 
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Orchard Bay This charming beach is privately owned, but is accessible to the public. However, visitors are kindly reminded to mai...
E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
Rod Allday 
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Gwynver Gwynver Beach is approximately 3 kilometres northeast of Lands End in Cornwall. It is a secluded sandy beach, approxi...
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
David Pickersgill
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Morecambe Clock Tower Beach
Linda Bailey
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Ogmore Slip Beach
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.