Pick up a crab sandwich to take with you at the Beach Hut Beachside Bar & Seafood Kitchen, or build up an appetite and feast on local lobster at the Crab & Lobster Inn.
With 11 miles of golden sand running from Hengistbury Head to Sandbanks, Bournemouth Beach is also feted for nearby attractions including the secluded Fisherman’s Walk and Oceanarium. It was a long, cold, dark and at times snowy winter in the UK, but – for a time at least – the sun is out and is set to blaze gloriously for the next few weeks. Stay The Spinnaker Houseboat (sleeps six, three nights from £647.50, seven from £925, classic.co.uk) looks out across Bembridge harbour, with its houseboat community and marina full of small craft. All rights reserved. A quiet spot that’s far from the tourist trail, there are no facilities but kids and pooches will love it.
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Famous for its red squirrel population and as the site of Baden-Powell’s first Scout camp, its mixture of woodland, heath, ponds and lagoons suits a day of exploration and adventure. There is a car park just above the beach, which is reached down a private lane through the Ty Mawr farm. So if you want peace, quiet and fun for all the family, it’s the perfect alternative. For amenities, take a stroll west on foot to the popular bay of Porth Oer (Whistling Sands) to find a shop and cafe. Food is available and you can drop the car at the country park centre.
Just 23 miles from Manchester or an hour’s drive from Leeds, you’ll find it on the moors between Todmorden and Walsden. All our journalism is independent and is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. Stay The White Horse on the river’s edge in Blakeney (family suite from £129 B&B), an Adnams pub with nine rooms.
Stay Camp in a bell tent (sleeps two adults and up to three children, from £95 per night) with its own firepit and deck in the woods at the edge of working farm a half-hour drive from Formby beach.
Trip Advisor has ranked the top beaches in the UK, Europe and the world for 2018, with Bournemouth Beach proclaimed number one domestically and fifth in Europe overall.
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In a hot summer, there’s no better place than a UK beach – but even in more typical weather these shores offer walks and wildlife, picnics and rockpools. A twitcher’s paradise, it’s also a few miles from the reed beds of the RSPB Leighton Moss Nature Reserve – a regular haunt of the bittern, as well as marsh harriers and harbour bearded tits. Free on your phone Loading... Map Help +/- GPX. Naturist / Nudist Beaches in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland Map.
There’s a small cave on the cliff face, which is perfect for snaps of Knott End Point and Morecambe Bay. There is plenty of room here to hunker down among the marram grass, open a flask and, in summer, watch butterflies and moths (more than 620 species) and look for lizards. Common and grey seals are also frequent visitors.Stay Portaferry Hotel (doubles from £80 B&B, family room from £120) at the head of Strangford Lough is a half-hour drive and a short ferry journey away.
The only thing to disturb the peace is the mournful honk of Trywn Du lighthouse.
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Sited on the Pembrokeshire coast within the area’s National Park, this secluded, sandy beach has some interesting rock formations and is backed by fiery red sandstone cliffs rich in fossils. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Weymouth's long, sandy beach is close to the historic town centre.
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You can access the bay via the pleasant path between Sprinkle Haven and Manorbier, then walking down around 160 steps.
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Pebbly Forelands is reached via a single-track road, and extends to Bembridge Ledge, a shingle ridge exposed at low tide, which is a menace to boats but excellent for fishing with a shrimping net. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. The Royal Hotel, at the heart of the village, offers homemade cakes and coffee alongside a simple but tasty bar menu and local Black Sheep bitter on draft.Stay Castle House (sleeps six, three nights from £500) at the top of the village has sweeping views of the bay from a comfortable window seat. It’s also quite exposed so don’t forget the sunscreen.
GPX Editor. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. While tourists flock to the Essex resorts of Southend and Clacton, this is a favourite with locals. A total of 8,550kgs of litter was picked up across the UK. From the cafe and visitor centre at the quayside, head to the less-visited pebbly south shore.
Good walking boots are recommended as there is no road access – the walk includes a steep hike up a hill and a footpath which can be slippery.
There is no lifeguard, though, so keep an eye on the kids. Reached by ferry from the moneyed shores of Sandbanks, Brownsea Island is a pocket of safe wilderness in Poole harbour.
The beach, which is in a sheltered cove, is known for its large ovoid boulders, known as “dinosaur’s eggs”, though a few patches of sand are revealed at low tide. Popular for kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding, it’s now also home to British Airways i360, the world’s tallest moving observation tower. Dodge the hordes flocking to holiday hotspot Newquay and head instead to this hidden gem, located five miles south of the famous – and hugely popular – Fistral Beach.
While guidelines still advise social distancing, Brits are now allowed to go outside further from their homes which includes long walks and beach visits. Channel swimmers start their epic journeys from here as it’s the shortest distance between the UK and France. With its restored pier, proximity to Brighton’s famous Lanes shopping quarter and easy access by train, Brighton Beach is the perfect day trip destination. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Stay The Old Post House (doubles from £80 B&B) is a calm, airy B&B in the centre of St Just. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here.
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