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M J Richardson
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Broad Sands Broad Sands is situated about 2 kilometers west of North Berwick.
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
Crimdon South Beach
Alan Heardman
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Wolla Bank Beach
Anne Burgess
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Cushendun Beach
Nigel Brown
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Gairloch Big Sand
Phillip Perry
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Eastbourne North Beach
Simon Hookey
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Hastings Bulverhythe Beach
Bob Jones
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Marazion Causeway Beach
Steve Daniels 
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Colwyn Bay Rhos Beach Colwyn Bay Rhos Beach is in Conwy 1 kilometers north west of Colwyn Bay.
Jim Smillie
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Aberdour Black Sands Aberdour Black Sands beach is in Fife 400 meters south east of Aberdour.
Andrew Hill
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Wells Wells beach forms part of the Holkham estate. It is a long sweeping sandy beach backed by dunes and pine trees. The b...
Jamie Stokes
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Worthing East Pier Beach
Gordon McKinlay
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Ingoldmells Beach
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
Tony Hodge
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Cold Knap Beach Cold Knap Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers south west of Barry.
Chris Court
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Stevenston Beach
Gordon Hatton
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St Columba's Bay, At the southern edge of Iona lies a secluded beach made up of beautifully coloured pebbles. It is believed to be the ...
Gwen and James Anderson
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Slapton Sands Monument Slapton Sands Monument is on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach, approximately one kilometre wide, backe...
Gordon Griffiths
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Seaham Central Beach
Simon Carey
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Beachlands West Beach Beachlands West Beach is 6 kilometers south of Havant in the county of Hampshire.
Beach explorer UK Source for water samples and information: the Environmental Protection Agency, users of the site and local municipalities.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.