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Eileen Littler 
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Pick Mere
Clive Perrin
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Crackington Haven Beach Crackington Haven Beach is about 200 meters west of Crackington Haven.
Christine Matthews 
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Seaview Beach The beach boasts a sizeable stretch of sand, ideal for outdoor activities when the tide is low. The water is relative...
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Biggar Bank Walney Biggar Bank bathing water is the most southerly of the three beaches on Walney Island. The beach is made up of...
Terry Johnson
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Seaham Beach Seaham Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in length. ...
Bob Jones
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is situated in the county of Cornwall, 2 kilometers north of Lizard.
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
Eric Jones
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Lleiniog Penmon Beach
Graham Ellis
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Troon South Beach
Chris Downer 
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The Sands of Meal, Shetland
Nigel Chadwick
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Beesands Beesands beach lies in Devon, 100 meters north east of Beesands.
Andrew Curtis
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Druridge Bay North Duridge Bay North Beach is a remote bathing water on the north east coast of Northumberland. The designated bathing w...
Zorba the Geek 
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Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve Nestled amidst the picturesque coast of Norfolk, Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve stands as an epitome of na...
Bob Jenkins
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Pilling Sands
Humphrey Bolton
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Aberaeron Harbour Beach Aberaeron Harbour Beach is about 300 meters west of Aberaeron.
Peter Thornton
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Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
Mike Pennington
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Seahouses North Beach
N Chadwick 
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Walmer Beach (Deal)
Andrew Abbott 
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Douglas Broadway Beach
Jim Champion
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Godrevy Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.