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Kate Jewell
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Bigbury-on-Sea South Bigbury-on-Sea South is close to the mouth of the River Avon on the south coast of Devon. The beach is approximately ...
Lewis Clarke 
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Scratchell's Bay There is a secluded beach located near the Needles that is only accessible by boat or expert knowledge of the area. T...
Rose and Trev Clough 
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Watchet Beach
John McLeish
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Millport Bay
Richard Law
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Millendreath Beach
JThomas
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Nairn Central Beach
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 ...
June Hodge 
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Kilvickeon Beach Isle of Mull To get to Kilvickeon beach, drive along Craignure to Fionnphort road until you reach the turn off just before Bunessa...
Maigheachgheal 
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Blue Anchor Beach Blue Anchor Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Blue Anchor.
Roger May
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Barrow-in-Furness Beach Barrow-in-Furness Beach is located in Cumbria 2 kilometers north west of Barrow-in-Furness.
Brendan and Ruth McCartney
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Lee-on-Solent The bathing water is a gently shelving resort beach adjacent to the shopping centre of Lee-on-the-Solent. More than 1...
Richard Webb
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Kirkcaldy Seafield Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sandymere Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Wilsthorpe Beach
Alan Fryer
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Machroes Beach
Pam Goodey
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East Quantoxhead Beach
David Smith 
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Weston-super-Mare Sand Bay
Stephen McKay
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Ventnor Ventnor Bay is a small resort beach situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Measuring 300m in length, the p...
bunberyist
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Flushing Trefusis Beach
Michael Graham
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Heysham Sands Heysham Sands beach is located 600 meters west of Heysham in the county of Lancashire.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.