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Penny Mayes
Photo: Penny Mayes CC BY-SA 2.0
Neyland Slip Beach
Malc McDonald 
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Worthing West Parade Beach
Dorcas Sinclair
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Sandside Bay
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Tregantle Long Sands
Chris J Dixon
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St Anthony Head Beach
Malcolm Etherington
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Lyme Regis Monmouth Beach Dogs allowed all year round
Mick Garratt
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North Gare Sands
Clive Nicholson 
Photo: Clive Nicholson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Brighouse Bay
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Newhaven Central Beach
Eric Jones
Photo: Eric Jones CC BY-SA 2.0
Trefor Beach
bunberyist
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Flushing Trefusis Beach
MJ Reilly
Photo: MJ Reilly CC BY-SA 2.0
Walton Walton is a popular resort with the second longest pier in Britain. The beach is sandy and backed by the promenade wh...
Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Goodrington Goodrington is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 900 metres wide, backed by Good...
Tanya Dedyukhina
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina CC BY 3.0
Clarach South Beach Clarach South Beach lies in Ceredigion, 400 meters south east of Clarach.
Ashley Dace 
Photo: Ashley Dace  CC BY-SA 2.0
Coverack Beach Coverack Beach lies in Cornwall, 100 meters north of Coverack.
Tom Jolliffe
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Sedgwell Cove
Steve Daniels
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Meadfoot Meadfoot is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle and rocky beach resort, approximately 800 metres wide, backe...
Mike Dodman
Photo: Mike Dodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthoustock Beach Porthoustock Beach lies in Cornwall, 4 kilometers north east of St. Keverne.
Humphrey Bolton
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Burgh Island Beach Burgh Island Beach is situated about 400 meters south of Bigbury-on-Sea.
mvghuber
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Magilligan Downhill Strand 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.