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Roy Parkhouse
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Widemouth Sand
Yvonne Wakefield 
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Ballycastle Beach Ballycastle Beach is in County Antrim 1 kilometers north east of Ballycastle.
Nick Smith 
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Southsea East Beach
Simon Carey
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Dymchurch Beach
Rob  Lowe
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Swanlake Bay
Ian Andrews 
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Carsaig Bay This picturesque stretch of land boasts a rich and verdant oasis, predominantly comprised of stone beach with a modes...
John Fielding
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Llansantffraid Beach
Julian Dowse
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Holkham Gap
David Radcliffe
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Port Lewaigue Beach Port Lewaigue Beach is approximately 3 kilometers west of Maughold.
Eric Jones 
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Tyrella Beach
Bob Ford
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Portland Harbour Castle Cove Portland Harbour Castle Cove is in Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast. It is a sheltered sandy cove, approximately ...
hilaris
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Holywell Bay Holywell Bay is on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a rural sandy beach, approximately 1.2 kilometres wide, backed ...
Alison Rawson
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Seahouses North Seahouses North Beach is a long remote beach situated on the north Northumberland coast. Measuring nearly two kilomet...
Trevor Durritt LRPS
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Shoebury East Shoebury East Beach is a long sandy/shingle beach that is backed by a large area of open grassland. It is a gently sh...
flipflopnick
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Windermere, Fellfoot Windermere Fellfoot bathing water is located at the southern end of the lake. There is a National Trust park leading ...
Alex McGregor 
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Workington Beach
Tony Atkin
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Abrahams Hole Beach Abrahams Hole Beach is approximately 1000 meters south of East Portlemouth.
Peter Wannop 
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Selwicks Bay
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Kirkcaldy Seafield Beach
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
West Cross Beach
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.