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Sandy B 
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Gundimore Beach - Christchurch This beach is open to dogs year round.
Rod Allday
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Polkerris Polkerris is on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a small, remote sandy bay, approximately 170 metres wide, surround...
Ray Girvan
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Dawlish Coryton Cove
Steve Daniels 
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Herne Bay Central Beach Herne Bay Central Beach is approximately 800 meters west of Herne Bay.
Richard Webb 
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Spittal Quay Beach
Graham Robson 
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Maryport Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Easington Beach
Steve Daniels
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Marsden Beach
Mary and Angus Hogg 
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Lossiemouth Silversands
Tim Green from Bradford
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Church Cove Church Cove beach is about 4 kilometers north west of Mullion.
Sheila Russell
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Mexico Towans Mexico Towans is north of the mouth of the Hayle Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, ...
Tony Atkin
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Kennack Sands
M J Richardson 
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Yellowcraig Beach
Stuart Wilding
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St Ninians Isle Beach
John McLeish
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Millport Bay
Tanya Dedyukhina
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Ayr Beach Ayr Beach is located in South Ayrshire 800 meters south west of Ayr.
Kenneth Allen
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Portballintrae Beach Portballintrae Beach is situated in the county of County Antrim, 200 meters north of Portballintrae.
Trish Steel
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Scarborough North Bay Scarborough North Beach is a large resort beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is 900 metres in length with a ge...
Tim Westcott
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Perranporth Perranporth bathing water is at the southern end of Perran Sands on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach ...
Thomas Nugent
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Largs Central Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.