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Peter Church
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Withernsea Beach
james denham
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Dunbar East Beach
Forester
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Freshwater East Beach The beach has been granted the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its commitment to environmental conservati...
Phil Williams
Photo: Phil Williams CC BY-SA 2.0
Weston Main Weston-super-Mare Main is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sandy beach, approximately t...
Mike Pennington
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Tresta Sands
Charles Leventon
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Pembrey Beach
DS Pugh
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Seaton Carew Centre Seaton Carew is a small resort on Tees Bay to the south of Hartlepool. Seaton Carew Centre Beach is part of an extens...
Ray Stanton
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Eastoke The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
Photo: Matt Buck from London United Kingdom CC BY-SA 2.0
Oddicombe Oddicombe is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 700 metres wide, backed by cliffs.
Andrew Abbott 
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Great Par
Christine Matthews 
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Plymouth Hoe East Beach
Robert Lamb
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Margate Westbrook Bay
OLU
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Trebarwith Strand Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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Exmouth Beach
Robin Lucas
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Skrinkle Beach
Les Hull 
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Dunure Beach
Chris Downer 
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Great Yarmouth Pier Beach
Christine Matthews
Photo: Christine Matthews CC BY-SA 2.0
Compton Bay Hanover Point / Compton Bay is a rural beach on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight. From the foot of the cliff...
Eirian Evans
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Penrhyn Bay
Nick R
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Avoch Beach Avoch Beach is situated in the county of Highland, 100 meters south east of Avoch.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.