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Lewis Clarke
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Man of War Beach Dogs welcome all year round
Graham Hogg 
Photo: Graham Hogg  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bay at the back of the Ocean Nestled at the southern end of the road lies a spectacular beach adorned with shimmering white sand and shells, affec...
Kabelleger  David Gubler
Photo: Kabelleger David Gubler CC BY-SA 4.0
Shakespeare Beach
jeff collins
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Salcombe South Sands
Andrew Hill
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Haverigg Haverigg is a gently sloping gravel and sandy beach for which levels out to flat sand. At low tide the water retreats...
Jamie Stokes
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Worthing East Pier Beach
Rose and Trev Clough
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Burry Port Beach Burry Port Beach is about 900 meters south east of Burry Port.
alan marshall
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Carreg Wen Beach Carreg Wen Beach is located in Gwynedd 500 meters south of Borth-y-Gêst.
Paul Hutchinson
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Elbury Cove
Sue Adair
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West Kirby Beach
Jeremy Owen
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Caerfai Beach The beach in question has been bestowed with the prestigious Green Coast Award, attesting to its high environmental s...
pam fray 
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Westgate St Mildreds Bay
P L Chadwick
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Bognor Regis Pier Beach Bognor Regis Pier Beach lies 2 kilometers south west of Felpham, West Sussex.
Nigel Chadwick
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Bossington Beach
Philip Halling 
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Tregantle Long Sands
Steve Daniels 
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Colwyn Bay Rhos Beach Colwyn Bay Rhos Beach is in Conwy 1 kilometers north west of Colwyn Bay.
Chris Downer
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Bournemouth Pier Bournemouth Pier forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resor...
Simon Carey
Photo: Simon Carey CC BY-SA 2.0
Greatstone Beach
Nilfanion
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Readymoney Beach Readymoney Beach is located in Cornwall 900 meters south of Fowey.
Sarah Eve Armstrong 
Photo: Sarah Eve Armstrong  CC BY-SA 2.0
Earlsferry Shell 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.