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Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Hove Beach
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Bantham Bantham is at the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. It is a fairly remote sandy beach, approximate...
Forester
Photo: Forester CC BY-SA 3.0
Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
Dmitrij M
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Ingoldmells South Ingoldmells South Beach is a busy resort town on a fairly developed stretch of coastline. The sandy beach is backed b...
Danrok
Photo: Danrok CC BY-SA 4.0
Plemont Beach
Dara Jasumani
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St. Ishmaels Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Porthbean Beach Porthbean Beach is 2 kilometers north of Gerrans in the county of Cornwall.
Andy Stephenson
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Sandgate Town Centre Beach
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Andrew Abbott 
Photo: Andrew Abbott  CC BY-SA 2.0
Rushy Bay
Phil Williams
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Skipsea Skipsea Beach is a long rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length and it is made up ...
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Southerndown Beach Dunraven Bay
Chris Downer
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Worbarrow Beach
Maigheachgheal 
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Blue Anchor Beach Blue Anchor Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Blue Anchor.
David Medcalf
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Monreith Beach
JThomas 
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Cambois North Beach Cambois North Beach is approximately 4 kilometers north of Blyth.
Christina Burford
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Boscastle Beach Boscastle Beach is 600 meters west of Boscastle in the county of Cornwall.
Atelier Joly
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Winchelsea Beach
Mike Dodman
Photo: Mike Dodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthoustock Beach Porthoustock Beach lies in Cornwall, 4 kilometers north east of St. Keverne.
John Smitten
Photo: John Smitten CC BY-SA 2.0
Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach Ramsgate Western Undercliffe Beach is 1 kilometers south west of Ramsgate in the county of Kent.
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.