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Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Phil Williams
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Brora Beach Brora Beach is situated 700 meters north east of Brora in Highland.
John Firth
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Criccieth West End Beach
E Gammie
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New Quay North Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Culzean Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Northcott Mouth Beach
Pauline Eccles
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Lydstep Beach
Anne Burgess
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Scourie Beach
GaryReggae
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Dawlish Town Beach
Nick R
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Traigh a Mhill Nestled in seclusion lies a charming inlet boasting pristine white sands and deep waters. Aptly named "Inlet of the r...
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
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Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Phil Williams
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Dunnet Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Porthmeor Porthmeor is the main tourist beach in St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximat...
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Richard Croft 
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Bridlington North Beach Bridlington North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is two kilometres i...
Jo Parker
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Churston Cove Churston Cove beach lies 1 kilometers north west of Brixham, Torbay.
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
Ian Cunliffe
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Portloe Beach Portloe Beach is situated 1 kilometers south east of Veryan in Cornwall.
Tony Atkin
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Bantham Beach Bantham Beach is approximately 1 kilometers east of Bigbury-on-Sea.
John Baker 
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Folkestone Warren 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.