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James T M Towill 
Photo: James T M Towill  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandhead Beach
Donald Brydon
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea South Beach
Penny Mayes
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Minster Leas Beach
Dr Richard Murray
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Tentsmuir Sands
Mike Faherty
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Milford-on-sea Beach
Jim Bain
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Elie Harbour Beach
Tony Atkin
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Par Sands Par Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, back...
Bob Embleton
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Shoreham Beach Shoreham (or Shoreham-by-Sea) is a small seaside town and port in West Sussex, England. Shoreham Beach is a shingle s...
Robin Webster 
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Bexhill Beach Bexhill Beach lies 700 meters south east of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Roger Smith
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Sunderland Seaburn Beach
Robin Drayton
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Gorran Haven Vault Beach
Chris Gunns
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Port Erin Beach Port Erin Beach is located 300 meters west of Port Erin in the county of Rushen.
Chris Allen 
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Teignmouth Back Beach
Mat Fascione 
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Llanddona Beach
Richard Webb
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Dalgety Bay
Chris Gunns
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Portsmouth Victoria Pier Beach Portsmouth Victoria Pier Beach lies 300 meters south west of Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth.
Gwen and James Anderson
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Slapton Sands Monument Slapton Sands Monument is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backe...
peter robinson 
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea North Beach
Chris Downer
Photo: Chris Downer CC BY-SA 2.0
Readymoney Cove Readymoney Cove is at the mouth of the Fowey Estuary on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a remote sandy cove, appro...
Alexey Komarov
Photo: Alexey Komarov CC BY 3.0
Birling Gap Birling Gap beach is located in East Sussex 200 meters south west of Birling Gap.
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.