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Great beaches in UK

Des Colhoun
Photo: Des Colhoun CC BY-SA 2.0
Lossiemouth East Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Whitecliff Bay At the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, Whitecliffe Bay is famous for the well-exposed sedimentary rock sequence whi...
Richard Slessor
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Aberdeen Beach Aberdeen Beach is situated about 600 meters north east of Hanover.
Derek Harper
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Coastguards Beach Coastguards Beach is located in Devon 3 kilometers south east of Holbeton.
Shaun Ferguson
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Stonehaven Cowie Beach
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Tony Atkin
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Talland Bay
Richard Webb
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Whitesands
Linda Bailey
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Broughton Bay Broughton Bay beach is 2 kilometers north west of Llangennith in the county of Swansea.
Maurice D Budden 
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Charlestown Beach Charlestown Beach is approximately 300 meters east of Charlestown.
Andrew Smith
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Whitby Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre ...
Bob Jones
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Rinsey Head Beach Rinsey Head Beach is situated about 3 kilometers south west of Breage.
John Allan
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Weymouth Central Weymouth Central is on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, close to W...
Simon Carey
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Pagham Beach
Steve Daniels
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Selsey Hillfield Road Beach
Jim Champion
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Chapman's Pool This beach is open to dogs throughout the year.
Steve Daniels
Photo: Steve Daniels CC BY-SA 2.0
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...
Alan Heardman
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Moggs Eye Moggs Eye beach is also known as Huttoft beach and is a quiet rural beach. It is sandy and surrounded by dunes and un...
Alan Fryer
Photo: Alan Fryer CC BY-SA 2.0
Abersoch Beach Abersoch Beach is approximately 500 meters east of Abersoch.
pep
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Portelet Beach Portelet Beach is located 3 kilometers south east of St. Brelade in the county of Jersey.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.