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Mike Fuller
Photo: Mike Fuller CC BY-SA 2.0
Scarborough North Bay
Rick Ryder
Photo: Rick Ryder CC BY-SA 2.0
Westgate West Bay
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandgate West Beach
Rob Purvis 
Photo: Rob Purvis  CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandy Bay
Peter Strugnell
Photo: Peter Strugnell CC BY-SA 2.0
St Margaret`s Bay
dinglefoot
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Woodside Bay This particular beach boasts a mixture of pebbles and sand, and is surrounded by a lush woodland. It is primarily fre...
Simon Leatherdale
Photo: Simon Leatherdale CC BY-SA 2.0
Traigh Mor The East side of Iona is home to the sprawling Big Beach – a picturesque white sand beach that offers spectacular vie...
Steve Daniels 
Photo: Steve Daniels  CC BY-SA 2.0
Great Yarmouth South Denes Beach
Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Llandudno West Shore
Ian Petticrew
Photo: Ian Petticrew CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackpool Central Blackpool is a resort town on Lancashire's north west coast. Blackpool Central bathing water is sandy and flat in pro...
Mike Faherty 
Photo: Mike Faherty  CC BY-SA 2.0
Bournemouth Southbourne Bournemouth Southbourne forms part of the 15 kilometre coastline of Poole Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sand and s...
Tim Green from Bradford
Photo: Tim Green from Bradford CC BY 2.0
Swanpool Beach
Chris Gunns
Photo: Chris Gunns CC BY-SA 2.0
Portsmouth Victoria Pier Beach Portsmouth Victoria Pier Beach lies 300 meters south west of Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth.
Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Sedgwell Cove
Oliver Dixon
Photo: Oliver Dixon CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandyhills Beach
Nigel Mykura
Photo: Nigel Mykura CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Lodmoor Beach
MichaelMaggs
Photo: MichaelMaggs CC BY-SA 3.0
Mundesley Mundesley is a popular traditional seaside resort with a sandy beach and tidal pools. It is backed by a raised promen...
Sarah Charlesworth
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth CC BY-SA 2.0
Carrick Beach Carrick Beach is a beach in Dumfries and Galloway.
Philip Halling 
Photo: Philip Halling  CC BY-SA 2.0
Seaton (Devon) Seaton is a resort town in Lyme Bay on the south coast of Devon. It is a shingle beach approximately one kilometre wi...
MDS
Photo: MDS CC BY-SA 2.0
Clevedon Beach Clevedon Beach is 1 kilometers west of Clevedon in the county of North Somerset.
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.