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JThomas
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St. Combs Beach
Tony Atkin
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Porthmeor Cove Porthmeor Cove beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Zennor.
Tom Jolliffe
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Sedgwell Cove
mattbuck category
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Teignmouth Town Teignmouth beach is close to the mouth of the Teign Estuary on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, ...
Richard Baker
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Dunster Beach Dunster is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach resort, approximately...
Mike Pennington
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Ainsdale The bathing water is a resort beach on the Sefton coastline in North West England. Ainsdale beach has a large expanse...
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
David Spencer
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Wharfe at Ilkley Stepping Stones This site is not a designated bathing water and will not be given a water quality classification. Samples are being c...
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...
Alex Robinson
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Porth Neigwl Beach Porth Neigwl Beach is in Gwynedd, 1 kilometers south west of Llanengan.
Richard Law
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Millendreath Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
Ian Rushin
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Craig Du Beach Craig Du Beach or Black Rock Sand Beach is located in Gwynedd 2 kilometers west of Morfa Bychan.
Bob Jones
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Aldeburgh Beach Aldeburgh Beach lies 200 meters north of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Leslie Barrie
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Machrihanish Beach
M J Richardson
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Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
David Hawgood
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Formby Formby bathing water is a large, sandy beach with extensive sand dunes between the beach and Formby town. There are m...
Andy F
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Treyarnon Bay Treyarnon Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sheltered sandy bay approximately 200 metres wide, bac...
Rose and Trev Clough
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Burry Port Beach Burry Port Beach is about 900 meters south east of Burry Port.
Beach explorer UK Source for water samples and information: the Environmental Protection Agency, users of the site and local municipalities.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.