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The Great Britain Guide

Beaches · South West England

Britain's hidden coves and secret beaches

Ten quiet beaches without the crowds.

Britain's most-photographed beaches (Bamburgh, Holkham, Pembrey) draw the crowds. The next layer down — Lulworth Cove tides, Sandwood Bay (Sutherland's lone hike-in beach), Crackington Haven (north Cornwall), Marsden Bay (South Shields), and Talisker Bay on Skye — give the same scenery with a fraction of the people.

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