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Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandymere Beach
Graham Horn 
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Bossington Beach
Bob Jones
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West Mersea Beach
JOHN SIMPSON
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Weston-super-Mare Royal Sands
Pam Brophy
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Tintagel Beach
Kabelleger  David Gubler
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Shakespeare Beach
Basher Eyre
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Eastoke Beach
Peter Church 
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Sandilands
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Rob Young from United Kingdom
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Oxwich Bay
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Southbourne Bournemouth Southbourne forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and s...
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen The Netherlands
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Broadhaven Beach The beach has been bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal destination for families and their furry fri...
Roger Cornfoot 
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Hope Cove Hope Cove is on the South coast of Devon. It is a remote sand and rock beach, approximately 370 metres wide, surround...
El Pollock
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Thurstaston Beach
Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Nigel Williams
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Felinheli Sailing Club Beach
Albert Bridge
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Warrenpoint
Tony Atkin
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Thurlestone South Thurlestone South is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 250 metres wide, backed b...
Bob Embleton
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Penzance Wherry Town Beach
Eric Jones
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Beaumaris Beach Beaumaris Beach is 300 meters east of Beaumaris in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
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.