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Nick Smith 
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Southsea East Beach
Gerald England
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Paignton Sands
Martin Bodman
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Sidmouth Town Sidmouth Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach, approximately 900 metres wide, with rock groynes ...
Steve Daniels 
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Blue Anchor West Blue Anchor is on the coast of Somerset overlooking the Bristol Channel. The beach is shingle and sand, and the water...
Eric Jones
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Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Graham Hogg 
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Bay at the back of the Ocean Nestled at the southern end of the road lies a spectacular beach adorned with shimmering white sand and shells, affec...
Nigel Chadwick
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Reculver Beach Reculver Beach is a beach in Kent.
JHannanBriggs 
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Huttoft Beach
Chris J Dixon
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Rock Beach Rock Beach is in Cornwall 900 meters south west of Rock.
John Charlton
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Poldhu Cove
Ann Cook 
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Dhoon Beach
colin grice
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Sandsend Beach
Peter Strugnell
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St Margaret`s Bay
Jim Champion
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Praa Sands West Praa Sands is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 1.3 kilometres wide, backed b...
Paul Hutchinson
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Maidencombe Maidencombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy beach, approximately 1.1 kilometres wide, backed by ...
Pierre Terre
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Norton Beach
Oast House Archive
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Pevensey Bay
Chmee
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Brighton Central Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sandymere Beach
Philip Halling 
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Cogden Beach Throughout the year, canines are welcome at our establishment without any restrictions.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.