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Phil Thirkell
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Tynemouth Short Sands
Amanda Slater from Coventry West Midlands UK
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Snettisham Beach
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Jaggery 
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Little Island Bay
N Chadwick 
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Beadnell Beach Beadnell Beach is situated in the county of Northumberland, 900 meters south east of Beadnell.
Robin Webster
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Lancing Green Beach
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay The bathing water is situated on the south coast between Chichester Harbour entrance and Selsey Bill in West Sussex. ...
DS Pugh
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Saltburn Saltburn beach is a gently-sloping sandy resort beach backed by cliffs. Its principal feature is the Victorian pier. ...
Steve Daniels
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Colwell Bay Colwell Bay is a small resort situated on the north west coast of the Isle of Wight with panoramic views of the Solen...
Nilfanion
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Porth Joke Beach Polly Joke Beach, situated in the western part of Newquay, is a hidden gem that lies within a charming and narrow cov...
Christine Matthews 
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Plymouth Hoe East Beach
Simon Carey
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Player's Beach This beach boasts a wide stretch of sand during low tide but regrettably, it diminishes significantly during high tid...
Pierre Terre
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Hillhead Beach Hillhead Beach is approximately 6 kilometers south of Fareham.
Derek Harper
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Fermain Beach
Penny Mayes
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Neyland Slip Beach
David Crocker
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Red Point Red Point beach is a beach in Highland.
Alan Fryer
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Abererch Beach Abererch Beach is situated 3 kilometers north east of Pwllheli in Gwynedd.
Stacey Harris
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Dungeness Beach
Paul Mercer
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Marloes Sands This beach offers a variety of attractions for different types of visitors. It welcomes dogs, making it a perfect spo...
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.