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Stephen Dawson
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Dawlish Coryton Cove Dawlish Coryton Cove is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy cove, approximately 200 metres wide, backed...
Jim Bain
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St. Andrews West Sands
Roger Davies
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Moreton Beach
Martin Bodman
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Yarmer Beach
Steve Sheppard
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Nolton Haven Beach
Chris Whippet 
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Folkestone Beach
Tony Atkin
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Perranporth Penhale Sands
Kenneth Allen
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Gyllyngvase Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
Tony Atkin
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Looe Plaidy Beach
Bob Jones
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Felixstowe South Beach
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...
Dieter Hoegerle
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Polperro Beach Polperro Beach lies in Cornwall, 2 kilometers south east of Polperro.
Gordon Hatton 
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Ardalanish Beach The beach is perfectly stunning, and on a bright day, one could easily mistake it for a beach in Barbados. To reach t...
nick macneill
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Lowestoft Marine Parade Beach
mike hancock
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Shorthorn Beach
Phil Thirkell
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Tynemouth Short Sands
Anne Burgess 
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St Davids Beach
John Winterbottom
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Abereiddy Beach This beach is the proud recipient of the Green Coast Award for its sustainable practices. It is perfect for families ...
Ruth Sharville 
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Exmouth Beach
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.