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Southend Chalkwell Beach
Rob Farrow
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Tregonhawke Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Northcott Mouth Beach
Roger Smith
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Seaburn - Sunderland Seaburn Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach measuring approximately 1.5 kilometres in length to the north of...
Christine Matthews 
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Plymouth Hoe East Beach
Stephen McKay
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Poppit West Beach The beach is bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it a prime family-friendly destination that extends a warm wel...
R Greenhalgh
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Sale Water Park
David Lally 
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Cove Vean
Gavin Tyte
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Lepe Lepe beach, part of Lepe Country Park, is on the Hampshire coast with views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The...
Trevor Rickard
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Lynmouth Beach
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Chris Downer 
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Reeth Bay This serene beach lies in a remote location and boasts quaint boats and a rugged seawall. The beach is bordered by de...
Robin Lucas
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Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren is on the south coast of Devon and is a long sand spit extending across the mouth of the Exe Estuary. ...
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.
David Smith 
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
David Dixon 
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Tenby South Beach The beach boasts a number of accolades including the Blue Flag Award, which guarantees high environmental and safety ...
DS Pugh
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Saltburn Beach
Colin Kinnear
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Southerness Beach
Phillip Perry
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Leysdown Beach
Alec MacKinnon
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Doonfoot Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.