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Gwen and James Anderson
Photo: Gwen and James Anderson CC BY-SA 2.0
Westhaven Beach
Kate Jewell
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Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Roger Smith
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Sunderland Seaburn Beach
Eric Jones 
Photo: Eric Jones  CC BY-SA 2.0
Murlough Beach
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...
Anne Burgess 
Photo: Anne Burgess  CC BY-SA 2.0
Beaches on Iona Port Ban Located on the west coast of Iona, this beach cove boasts unparalleled beauty that is sure to impress any visitor. It...
Alan Reid 
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Uisken Beach "water bay" This lovely beach boasts soft, glistening white sand and a shallow shoreline dotted with picturesque rocky islands. L...
Mike Searle 
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Worbarrow Beach
Alan Sillitoe
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Arnside Beach Arnside Beach is situated about 1 kilometers north of Arnside.
Robin Webster 
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Chapman's Pool
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. ...
Basher Eyre 
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Freshwater Bay On one side of this coastal area, there is a stony beach while the other side boasts a sandier patch that emerges dur...
Lewis Clarke
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Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is at the mouth of the River Otter on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach resort, appro...
E Gammie
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Aber-Rhigian This charming pebble beach is accessible only by foot or boat.
Andy Potter
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Littlehampton The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Littlehampton Harbour. The bathing...
Les Hull
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South Shields South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 k...
Stephen Dawson
Photo: Stephen Dawson CC BY-SA 2.0
Daymer Bay
Pam Goodey
Photo: Pam Goodey CC BY-SA 2.0
East Quantoxhead Beach
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryde Central Beach
Andrew King 
Photo: Andrew King  CC BY-SA 2.0
Penzance Mounts Bay
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.