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Ross
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Ballyholme Beach Ballyholme Beach is about 2 kilometers north east of Bangor.
Trevor Rickard
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Clevedon Bay Clevedon Bay beach is in North Somerset, 1 kilometers west of Clevedon.
Robin Lucas
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Gelliswick Bay
Pauline Eccles
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Barricane Beach
Pauline Burden
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Brean Brean is on the Somerset coast overlooking the Bristol Channel. It is a sand and mud beach resort, approximately 2.7 ...
Jeremy Owen
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Freshwater West Beach This beach boasts a range of fantastic amenities, making it the perfect location for couples seeking a day out. The a...
Graham Robson 
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Maryport Beach
Martin Bodman
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Mothecombe Beach
Tony Atkin
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Pendower Carne Beach
Jonathan Thacker 
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Walney Sandy Gap
Simon Carey
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Player's Beach This beach boasts a wide stretch of sand during low tide but regrettably, it diminishes significantly during high tid...
Sarah Smith 
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Hive Beach - Burton Bradstock Visitors are welcome to bring their dogs to the front of the cliffs throughout the entire year. However, it is import...
Lewis Clarke 
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Teignmouth Holcombe Beach
Peter Thornton
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Market Bay Discovering this beach takes a bit of effort to navigate through some rough terrain. However, a few years back, it wa...
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Ramsey Beach Ramsey Beach is about 500 meters north east of Ramsey.
Stephen McKay
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Helensburgh Beach
Andrew Curtis
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Ryhope East Beach
Pierre Terre
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Porthkidney Sands Porthkidney Sands is on the north coast of Cornwall. Porthkidney Sands is a large sandy remote beach, approximately 1...
Simon Carey
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Hove Beach
Andy Farrington 
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Stranraer Marine Lake Beach
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.