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Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
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...
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Beach
Robin Drayton
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Crackington Haven Crackington Haven is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a remote, sheltered bay of mainly shingle, sand and pebble...
Trevor Rickard
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Port Isaac Beach Port Isaac Beach is about 200 meters south west of Port Isaac.
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
Eric Jones
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Morfa Nefyn Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Ramsey Beach Ramsey Beach is about 500 meters north east of Ramsey.
PAUL FARMER
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Salcombe North Sands Salcombe North Sands is on the south coast of Devon on the East bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a sandy beach ...
Penny Mayes
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Neyland Slip Beach
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Richard Webb
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Dalgety Bay
Jim Champion
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Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach Bournemouth Hengistbury Head Beach is 7 kilometers south east of Christchurch in the county of Dorset. Dogs welcome a...
Paul McIlroy
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Northcott Mouth Northcott Mouth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a small rocky beach, approximately 350 metres wide, with a s...
Tony Atkin
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The Serpentine - Hyde Park The bathing area, known as the Lido, is a rectangular area about 100 metres long and 30 metres wide on the southern b...
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Beach
Stephen Armstrong
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Hest Bank Beach Hest Bank Beach lies in Lancashire, 600 meters west of Hest Bank.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.