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Rick Ryder
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Westgate West Bay
John Haynes 
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Dwyrain y Rhyl - Rhyl east
Bob Linsdell
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Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank is in Christchurch Bay on the Dorset coast. The bay is approximately 13 kilometres wid...
Nigel Brown 
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Little Quay Beach
Steve Daniels 
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South Shields Beach
Brenda Kock 
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Felpham The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to the town of Felpham. The bathing water i...
JThomas
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Cayton Bay Cayton Bay beach is situated in the county of North Yorkshire, 5 kilometers south east of Scarborough.
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
Rose and Trev Clough
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Burry Port Beach Burry Port Beach is about 900 meters south east of Burry Port.
Row
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Blundellsands Crosby Beach Blundellsands Crosby Beach is situated about 6 kilometers south west of Sefton.
Richard Webb 
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Spittal Quay Beach
David Smith 
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
David Pickersgill
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Skegness Skegness is a popular and busy resort. The wide sandy beach is backed by a promenade and gardens.
Stanley Howe
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Inverbervie Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Wiseman\'s Bridge Beach The beach boasts a plethora of fantastic features that make it an ideal destination for a day out. Firstly, it has be...
Chris Downer
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Shoeburyness Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Readymoney Cove Readymoney Cove is at the mouth of the Fowey Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy cove, appro...
Ian Medcalf
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Llanon Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Sunderland Hendon South Beach
Sebastian Ballard
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South Beach - Studland Bay From the months of May to September, it is required that dogs are kept on a leash while visiting the beach.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.