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OLU
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Clarach North Beach Clarach North Beach is located in Ceredigion 100 meters west of Clarach.
Martin Pearman
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Heacham South Beach
hilaris
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Holywell Bay Holywell Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backed ...
John Lucas 
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St Just Beach
Stephen McKay
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Poppit West Beach The beach is bestowed with the Blue Flag Award, making it a prime family-friendly destination that extends a warm wel...
Thomas Nugent
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Gourock West Bay
Robin Lucas
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Shell Bay North Beach
Tony Atkin 
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Welcombe Mouth Beach
Richard Webb
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Laggan Sands The Laggan Beach, located in Loch Buie, boasts stunning silver sands, which can be reached by taking a pleasant hour-...
Nigel Homer
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Porthcawl Newton Bay Porthcawl Newton Bay beach is 700 meters south east of Newton in the county of Bridgend.
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sandymere Beach
Clive Perrin
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Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and pebble beach, approximately...
Trevor Rickard
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Mawgan Porth Mawgan Porth is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural, sandy beach, approximately 720 metres wide, backed by ...
Nick Smith
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Hythe Hythe is a resort beach in the North of Hythe Bay, Kent. Hythe Bay stretches from Folkestone down to the headland of ...
Lewis Clarke
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Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach
Bill Boaden 
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Slapton Sands Torcross Beach
David Lally
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The Bar
Karl and Ali 
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Morecambe North Beach
Editor
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Steephill Cove The beach we're discussing is aptly named due to its steep slope for accessibility. It presents an inviting location ...
Andrew Woodhall
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Silecroft Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.