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DS Pugh
Photo: DS Pugh CC BY-SA 2.0
Saltburn Beach
Ron Shirt
Photo: Ron Shirt CC BY-SA 2.0
Newbiggin Beach
John Salmon
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Deal Castle Once one of the busiest ports in England, Deal is now a small resort on the Kent coast about 14 km north east from Do...
James Denham 
Photo: James Denham  CC BY-SA 2.0
Kinghorn Pettycur Beach
Dave Fergusson
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Lower Largo Beach
hayley green 
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Thornwick Bay
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Weymouth Greenhill Beach
Barry Shimmon
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Blackgang Beach Nestled between Blackgang and Rocken End, there lies a stunning shingle beach that many locals refer to as both Black...
Tony Atkin
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Bovisand Bovisand is on the south coast of Devon. It is a remote sandy bay, approximately 100 metres wide, surrounded by cliff...
Robin Webster
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Worthing The bathing water is a resort beach on the south coast in West Sussex, backed by an urban area with the town centre c...
MJ Reilly
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Walton Walton is a popular resort with the second longest pier in Britain. The beach is sandy and backed by the promenade wh...
Paul Glazzard
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Skipsea Beach
Sarah Charlesworth
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Sidmouth Town Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Torre Abbey Beach
Alan Hughes
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Bendricks Beach Bendricks Beach is in Vale of Glamorgan 2 kilometers east of Barry.
Eirian Evans
Photo: Eirian Evans CC BY-SA 2.0
Penrhyn Bay
John Winterbottom
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Abereiddy Beach This beach is the proud recipient of the Green Coast Award for its sustainable practices. It is perfect for families ...
Tom Jolliffe
Photo: Tom Jolliffe CC BY-SA 2.0
Sedgwell Cove
Graham Robson 
Photo: Graham Robson  CC BY-SA 2.0
Maryport Beach
Derek Harper
Photo: Derek Harper CC BY-SA 2.0
Hallsands
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.