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Sarah Charlesworth
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Great Mattiscombe Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Colwyn Bay Rhos Beach Colwyn Bay Rhos Beach is in Conwy 1 kilometers north west of Colwyn Bay.
Bob Embleton
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Long Rock Beach
Nick Earl
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Limeslade Bay
David Dixon 
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Formby Victoria Road Beach
Alan Fryer
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Abersoch Beach Abersoch Beach is approximately 500 meters east of Abersoch.
John Evans 
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Great Yarmouth North Beach
Malcolm Street
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Fraisthorpe Fraisthorpe Beach is a rural sandy beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length with a gentle...
Gerald England
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Paignton Sands
Sarah Charlesworth
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Constantine Bay Constantine Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 660 metres wide, backed b...
John Winterbottom
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Abereiddy Beach This beach is the proud recipient of the Green Coast Award for its sustainable practices. It is perfect for families ...
Nigel Cox
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Frinton Beach
Colin Smith
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Kinghorn Harbour Beach
Phil Catterall
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Skinningrove Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Wilsthorpe Beach
Mike Dodman
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Porthoustock Porthoustack is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote pebble beach, approximately 240 metres wide, backed by...
Simon Carey
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Normans Bay
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
Derek Harper 
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Wringcliff Beach
Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.