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Great beaches in UK

K  A 
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St Annes North Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
David Dixon 
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Southport Southport is a sandy beach located at the northern end of the Sefton coastline. It has a very shallow gradient with ...
David and Rachel Landin
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Heacham Heacham North Beach is part of an extensive beach line which stretches north from the mudflats at Snettisham, up the ...
Sheila Russell
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Upton Towans Beach
Eric Jones 
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Nicholson\'s Strand Beach
David Wright
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Hornsea Beach
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
Robin Lucas
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Watwick Beach
Peter Church 
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Sandilands
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Chris Downer
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Poole Canford Cliffs Chine Poole Canford Cliffs Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy b...
Nigel Mykura
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Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
David Lally 
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Bournemouth Durley Chine Bournemouth Durley Chine forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy bea...
Rosalind Mitchell
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Askam-in-Furness Beach Askam-in-Furness Beach is situated about 600 meters south west of Askam-in-Furness.
Alex Harris
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Nairn East Beach
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Gare Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew North Gare Beach is the southern ...
Johnny Durnan
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Largs Pencil Beach
Sarah Smith
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Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy beach, approxim...
Rossographer 
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Portstewart Strand Beach Portstewart Strand Beach is situated 2 kilometers south of Portstewart in County Londonderry.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.