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Crispin Purdye
Photo: Crispin Purdye CC BY-SA 2.0
Polridmouth Beach Polridmouth Beach is located in Cornwall 1 kilometers south of Fowey.
Sue Adair
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Glenarm Beach
David Wright
Photo: David Wright CC BY-SA 2.0
Humberston Fitties Humberston Fitties beach is wide and sandy and backed by dunes. There are caravan parks nearby.
Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Holy Island Beach
Trevor Durritt LRPS
Photo: Trevor Durritt LRPS CC BY-SA 2.0
Shoebury East Beach
Jamie Stokes
Photo: Jamie Stokes CC BY-SA 2.0
Worthing East Pier Beach
Mick Heraty
Photo: Mick Heraty CC BY-SA 2.0
Patch Beach
Alan Stewart
Photo: Alan Stewart CC BY-SA 2.0
Croggan Beach This particular beach boasts a tranquil and isolated location, accessible by parking at Croggan and embarking on a le...
Bill Boaden 
Photo: Bill Boaden  CC BY-SA 2.0
Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
Chris Andrews 
Photo: Chris Andrews  CC BY-SA 2.0
Lamorna Cove
Bob Jones
Photo: Bob Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Marazion Causeway Beach
Euan Nelson 
Photo: Euan Nelson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Traigh-an-t-Suidhe, north west beach Named after the prominent rock formation at its center, the Beach of the Seat boasts a lengthy expanse of pristine wh...
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Fermain Beach
Maurice D Budden
Photo: Maurice D Budden CC BY-SA 2.0
Par Beach
David Martin 
Photo: David Martin  CC BY-SA 2.0
Orchard Bay This charming beach is privately owned, but is accessible to the public. However, visitors are kindly reminded to mai...
DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton Carew Centre Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew Centre Beach is part of an extens...
Alan Bowring
Photo: Alan Bowring CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Marys Well Bay
Pierre Terre
Photo: Pierre Terre CC BY-SA 2.0
Bude Summerleaze Beach Bude Summerleaze Beach is in Cornwall 400 meters west of Bude.
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Ramsey Beach Ramsey Beach is about 500 meters north east of Ramsey.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.