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Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Overcombe Beach
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Tresta Sands
Kate Jewell
Photo: Kate Jewell CC BY-SA 2.0
Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Eric Jones
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Beaumaris Beach Beaumaris Beach is 300 meters east of Beaumaris in the county of Isle of Anglesey.
Keith Edkins
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Bracklesham Bay Bracklesham Bay beach is 200 meters south of Bracklesham in the county of West Sussex.
Jonathan Billinger
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Sandgate Sandgate is a resort beach in the western outskirts of Folkestone, Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe...
Wendy Kirkwood
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Seilebost Beach
Simon Carey
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Hove West Beach
Peter Church
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Hornsea Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by c...
Darren Rosson
Photo: Darren Rosson CC BY-SA 2.0
Freathy Beach
Andy F
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Harlyn Bay
Matt Buck from London United Kingdom
Photo: Matt Buck from London United Kingdom CC BY-SA 2.0
Oddicombe Beach
Oast House Archive
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Folkestone Folkestone bathing water is a resort beach in Kent. It is situated at the northern edge of Hythe Bay, which stretches...
Bob Embleton
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Wherry Town Mounts Bay is on the south coast of Cornwall. There are four designated bathing waters located around the bay - Wherr...
Stephen McKay 
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Stonehaven Central Beach
Anne Burgess
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The Sands of Breckon Beach
Lewis Clarke 
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Ryde Central Beach
P stephenson
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Silloth Beach
tormentor
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Longniddry Beach
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryde Springvale Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.