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Christine Matthews
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Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Jake Watson
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Goring Beach
Richard Webb
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Kirkcaldy Seafield Beach
Peter Conroy
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Cwmtydu Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Dave Dunford
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St Bees The beach is steeply sloping and pebbly leading to a large area of flat sand closer to the sea. There are steep cliff...
alan marshall
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Carreg Wen Beach Carreg Wen Beach is located in Gwynedd 500 meters south of Borth-y-Gêst.
Ashley Dace 
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Coverack Beach Coverack Beach lies in Cornwall, 100 meters north of Coverack.
Alex Liivet from Chester United Kingdom
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Seaton Carew Central Beach
Diliff
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Joss Bay, Broadstairs Joss Bay is a gently sloping sandy beach about 500 metres long. The beach, backed by chalk cliffs, is popular with su...
Peter Church
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Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
John Ferguson 
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Seacliff Beach
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth East Cliff Beach Bournemouth East Cliff Beach is situated about 6 kilometers east of Bournemouth.
Deborah Tilley
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Amroth Beach With its Blue Flag certification, this beach is a perfect spot for families and dog owners (although certain restrict...
Alan Bowring
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St. Marys Well Bay
Trevor Rickard
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Laugharne Beach
Simon Hookey
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Hastings Bulverhythe Beach
Oliver Dixon 
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Seahouses South Beach
David Medcalf
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Drummore Beach
Ian Knox
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Alnmouth Beach Alnmouth Beach is located in Northumberland 300 meters south east of Alnmouth.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.