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Dara Jasumani
Photo: Dara Jasumani CC BY-SA 2.0
Westdale Beach
Peter Church
Photo: Peter Church CC BY-SA 2.0
Robin Hoods Bay Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in leng...
Rod Allday
Photo: Rod Allday CC BY-SA 2.0
Cawsand Beach Cawsand Beach is approximately 200 meters south east of Cawsand.
roger geach 
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Slapton Sands Monument Beach
Mike Faherty
Photo: Mike Faherty CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Manor Steps Bournemouth Manor Steps forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beac...
Martin Pearman
Photo: Martin Pearman CC BY-SA 2.0
Heacham South Beach
Chris Gunns 
Photo: Chris Gunns  CC BY-SA 2.0
Port St. Mary Beach Port St. Mary Beach is located in Rushen 200 meters north east of Port Saint Mary.
Richard Croft
Photo: Richard Croft CC BY-SA 2.0
Clovelly Beach Clovelly Beach is located in Devon 800 meters north of Clovelly.
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Ainsdale The bathing water is a resort beach on the Sefton coastline in North West England. Ainsdale beach has a large expanse...
Gwen and James Anderson
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Monifieth Beach
Ron Strutt
Photo: Ron Strutt CC BY-SA 2.0
St Mary\'s Bay
Anne Burgess
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Burghead Beach Burghead Beach is 800 meters south of Burghead in the county of Moray.
Philip Halling
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Sandymouth Sandymouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by pebble...
Philip Pankhurst 
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Abbotsbury Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the entire year.
Rob Noble
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Harbour beach
Mat Fascione 
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Kinmel Bay
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Long Rock Beach
Dave Smethurst
Photo: Dave Smethurst CC BY-SA 2.0
Ardwell Bay Ardwell Bay beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
Kenneth Allen
Photo: Kenneth Allen CC BY-SA 2.0
Gyllyngvase Beach
Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Minster Leas Beach
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.