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Julian Dowse
Photo: Julian Dowse CC BY-SA 2.0
Broad Haven South Beach Bask in the natural beauty of the beach with a breathtaking view of the Church Rock. This dog-friendly spot is perfec...
Robin Lucas
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Aber Mawr Beach Aber Mawr Beach is approximately 3 kilometers south of Pencaer.
william
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Southend Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay is a sandy/shingle beach that stretches from Eastern Esplanade by Southchurch Park through to Thorpe Bay Y...
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Jaggery 
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Little Island Bay
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...
DS Pugh
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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...
Richard Law
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WaterSwallows Quarry
wfmillar
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Troon North Beach
Ashley Dace 
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Minehead Terminus Beach
Eric Jones 
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Afon Wen Beach Afon Wen Beach is approximately 2 kilometers south east of Chwilog.
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
Ray Beer
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Church Ope Cove Church Ope Cove is on the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered pebble beach, approximately 700 met...
Tom Jolliffe
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Man Sands
Trish Steel
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Crantock Crantock Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall at the mouth of the Gannel Estuary. It is a sandy beach resort, appr...
Nigel Mykura
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Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
Raymond Knapman 
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Morecambe South Beach
Russell Lett
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Muchalls Beach
nick macneill
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Newhaven West Quay Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.