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Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
Archirondel Beach Archirondel Beach lies 2 kilometers east of St. Martin, Jersey.
R J McNaughton
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Tynemouth Long Sands North Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approx...
Oliver Dixon
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Sandyhills Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
alan fairweather
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New Brighton Beach
Roger Cornfoot 
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St Audries Bay Waterfall
David and Rachel Landin
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Heacham Heacham North Beach is part of an extensive beach line which stretches north from the mudflats at Snettisham, up the ...
Simon Leatherdale
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Traigh Mor The East side of Iona is home to the sprawling Big Beach – a picturesque white sand beach that offers spectacular vie...
Malcolm Etherington
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West Bay East Beach Dogs welcome between October and April
Chris J Dixon
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Polkerris Beach
Robert Graham 
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Lyne Sands
Steve Daniels 
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Hoylake Red Rocks Beach
Trevor Rickard
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Rhossili South Beach Rhossili South Beach is in Swansea, 500 meters west of Rhossili.
jeff collins
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Salcombe South Sands
Oliver Dixon 
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Kilve Beach
Gerald England
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Cleveleys Cleveleys is a sandy bathing water with small areas of rocks and pebbles. Groynes stretch for several kilometres up a...
gary radford
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Sutton-on-Sea Sutton-on-Sea is a small resort with a wide sandy beach. The beach is close to gardens and backed by the town.
Bob Jones
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Rinsey Head Beach Rinsey Head Beach is situated about 3 kilometers south west of Breage.
Fossick OU
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Peter\'s Point
Kenneth Allen
Photo: Kenneth Allen CC BY-SA 2.0
Portrush White Rocks Beach Portrush White Rocks Beach is approximately 3 kilometers north east of Portrush.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.