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Julieanne Savage
Photo: Julieanne Savage CC BY-SA 2.0
Southend Three Shells Beach
R Greenhalgh
Photo: R Greenhalgh CC BY-SA 2.0
Sale Water Park
somaliayaswan
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Grangetown Beach
Peter Shimmon
Photo: Peter Shimmon CC BY-SA 2.0
Southsea East The bathing water is a popular resort beach near to Southsea shopping centre south of Portsmouth. The entire length o...
Paul McIlroy
Photo: Paul McIlroy CC BY-SA 2.0
Kirkcaldy Linktown Beach
Bob Embleton
Photo: Bob Embleton CC BY-SA 2.0
St Ouen\'s Bay Le Braye Beach
Pauline Burden
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Brean Brean is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and mud beach resort, approximately 2.7 ...
Sarah Charlesworth
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Carrick Beach Carrick Beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
Paul Buckingham
Photo: Paul Buckingham CC BY-SA 2.0
Craster Beach Craster Beach is situated in the county of Northumberland, 100 meters north east of Craster.
Colin Park
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Hemmick Beach Hemmick Beach is located 2 kilometers south of St. Goran in the county of Cornwall.
Nilfanion
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Porth Joke Beach Polly Joke Beach, situated in the western part of Newquay, is a hidden gem that lies within a charming and narrow cov...
Chris Downer 
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Lulworth Cove Lulworth Cove is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a sand and pebble resort bay, ...
Lewis Clarke
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Durdle Door East Durdle Door East is on the Dorset coast, and is part of the Purbeck Heritage Coast. It is a fairly remote beach of sa...
Bob Embleton
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Cushendall Beach
Nigel Chadwick
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Hampton Pier East Beach
Derek Harper
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Paignton Preston Sands
Eric Jones
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Menai Bridge St Georges Pier Beach
David Gearing 
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Staithes Beach
Martin Bodman
Photo: Martin Bodman CC BY-SA 2.0
Mewslade Bay East Beach
Ben Charlton
Photo: Ben Charlton CC BY-SA 2.0
Herne Bay Herne Bay beach is about 600 meters north east of Herne Bay.
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.