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Shaun Ferguson
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Ilfracombe Hele Ilfracombe Hele Beach is a small cove at the resort of Ilfracombe on the north coast of Devon. It is a sheltered sand...
OLU
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Trebarwith Strand Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Minnis Bay
David Smith 
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Newtown Creek Although it is listed as a beach, this location may not fully qualify as such. Instead, it is a popular spot for yach...
Andrew Curtis
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Blackhall Beach Blackhall Beach lies in County Durham, 1 kilometers east of Blackhall Colliery.
Derek Harper
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Coastguards Beach Coastguards Beach is located in Devon 3 kilometers south east of Holbeton.
E Gammie
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New Quay North Beach
Philip Halling
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Bude Sandymouth Beach Bude Sandymouth Beach is 5 kilometers south of Morwenstow in the county of Cornwall.
Philip Halling
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Crooklets Crooklets Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 310 metres wide, with a ...
Jim Champion
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Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach Poole Harbour Sandbanks Beach is situated 2 kilometers north of Sandbanks in Dorset.
Chris J Dixon
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Rock Beach Rock Beach is in Cornwall 900 meters south west of Rock.
David Spencer
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Wharfe at Ilkley Stepping Stones This site is not a designated bathing water and will not be given a water quality classification. Samples are being c...
Roger Smith
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Seaburn - Sunderland Seaburn Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach measuring approximately 1.5 kilometres in length to the north of...
Les Hull
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Annan Beach Annan Beach is in Dumfries and Galloway 2 kilometers south east of Annan.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Cramond Beach Cramond Beach is 1 kilometers north of Cramond in the county of City of Edinburgh.
Simon Carey
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Player's Beach This beach boasts a wide stretch of sand during low tide but regrettably, it diminishes significantly during high tid...
David Smith 
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Priory Bay On a sunny day, the beach resembles an exotic island that is not easily accessible. One can either hike through the w...
OLU
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Clarach North Beach Clarach North Beach is located in Ceredigion 100 meters west of Clarach.
Philip Halling 
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Polzeath Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approxi...
Tony Atkin
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Abrahams Hole Beach Abrahams Hole Beach is approximately 1000 meters south of East Portlemouth.
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.