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Great beaches in UK

Basher Eyre
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Eastoke Beach
Chris Downer
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Lee-on-Solent Beach
RichTea
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St. Just Priests Cove
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Marsden Beach lies in a bay enclosed by steep cliffs. It is rocky and sandy by parts with a gentle slope. Access to t...
wfmillar
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Troon North Beach
Alex McGregor 
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Cresswell Beach Cresswell Beach lies 400 meters north west of Cresswell, Northumberland.
John Ferguson 
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Seacliff Beach
Martin Bodman
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Gammons Head Beach
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
cowbridgeguidecouk
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Tresilian Bay
Graham Horn
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Watcombe Bay Watcombe Bay is a secluded beach that can only be reached through boat or kayak, or by abseiling down from the surrou...
Christine Matthews 
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Seaview Beach The beach boasts a sizeable stretch of sand, ideal for outdoor activities when the tide is low. The water is relative...
Andrew Curtis
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Tynemouth Cullercoats Cullercoats Bay Beach is a gently sloping resort beach enclosed by piers at each end making a very sheltered bay.
Ian Murfitt 
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Largo East Beach
Andrew Smith
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Montrose Beach
Peter Conroy
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Cwmtydu Beach
Thomas Nugent
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Wemyss Bay
Jeremy Owen
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Caerfai Beach The beach in question has been bestowed with the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its high environmental s...
Steve  F
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Southwold The Pier Southwold is a traditional beach resort with a refurbished pier and beach huts. The beach is sandy, gently sloping an...
Ben Salter from Wales
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Penarth 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.