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Shaun Ferguson
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Weston Hard Beach
Chris Downer
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Osmington Beach Dogs are welcome throughout the year
Dave Dunford
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St Bees The beach is steeply sloping and pebbly leading to a large area of flat sand closer to the sea. There are steep cliff...
Ian Petticrew
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Blackpool Central Blackpool is a resort town on Lancashire's north west coast. Blackpool Central bathing water is sandy and flat in pro...
Keith Salvesen
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Findhorn Beach
Paul Glazzard
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Flamborough South Landing Beach
Eirian Evans
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Marine Lake
Eric Jones
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Traeth Bach Beach
Hugh Venables
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Challaborough Beach Challaborough Beach is situated about 500 meters north west of Bigbury-on-Sea.
JThomas
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Danes Dyke, Flamborough Danes Dyke, is a small rural chalk cobbled beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is at the southern end of Danes ...
Mick Garratt
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Crimdon Crimdon Beach is a gently sloping sandy remote beach. The designated area is approximately one kilometre long and it ...
Roger Cornfoot
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Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove is at the mouth of the River Dart on the south coast of Devon. It is a sand and shin...
Mick Garratt
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Seaton Carew North Beach
Ruth Sharville 
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Aberafan Beach Aberafan Beach is about 3 kilometers south west of Port Talbot.
Lewis Clarke 
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Ryde Central 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...
Ross
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Ballywalter Beach Ballywalter Beach is situated about 600 meters south east of Ballywalter.
Helen Wilkinson
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Newbiggin South Newbiggin South Beach is a gently sloping resort beach at the southern end of Newbiggin Bay. It is approx 750 metres ...
Maigheachgheal 
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Penbryn Beach
pep
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Portelet Beach Portelet Beach is located 3 kilometers south east of St. Brelade in the county of Jersey.
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.