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Anne Burgess
Photo: Anne Burgess CC BY-SA 2.0
Cushendun Beach
Stacey Harris 
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Lancing, Beach Green The bathing water is situated on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area. The bathing water is primar...
Eric Jones
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Porth Nefyn Beach Porth Nefyn Beach is approximately 700 meters west of Nefyn.
Colin Vosper
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Ladram Bay
Andy Potter
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Littlehampton The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, adjacent to Littlehampton Harbour. The bathing...
Mick Lobb
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Jackson\'s Bay
Shaun Ferguson
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Brownsea Island - Poole On this entire island, only assistance dogs are allowed on the beach.
pam fray
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West Beach, Whitstable West Beach is situated at Whitstable on the North Kent coast. The gently sloping shingle beach is intersected by wood...
Trevor Rickard
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Langland Bay
Steve  F
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Sunderland Roker Beach
David Hawgood
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Formby Lifeboat Road Beach
Jonathan Billinger
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Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Castle Beach is a long remote, sandy beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. The beach is 2.5 kilo...
Eric Jones 
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Waterfoot Beach
nick macneill
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Newhaven West Quay Beach
bunberyist
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Maenporth Beach
Martyn Gorman
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Cruden Bay
Dot Potter
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Gronant Dunes Beach
Penny Mayes
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Plymouth Hoe West Beach
Andrew Longton
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Lowestoft Gunton Denes Beach
Richard Webb
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Portobello Central Beach Portobello Central Beach is approximately 400 meters north east of Portobello.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.