Best for Food From curry to crab sandwiches, cream teas to big breakfasts 13 23 65 71 87 119 124 144
Barricane Beach Sandy Mouth, Stibb Kynance Cove, Lizard Bosahan Cove, Helford Lansallos, Polperro Hive Beach, Cogden Ringstead Bay, Osmington Steephill Cove, Ventnor
167 169 174 188 226 230 251 394
Botany Bay, Broadstairs Beach Walk, Whitstable Mersea Stone, East Mersea Waxham, Sea Palling Cresswell Beach, Druridge Craster Plunge Pool Porth Swtan Lunan Bay, Montrose
Best for Secret Islands Uninhabited islets and lagoons: be Robinson Crusoe for a day 64 127 137 149 176 196 208 238 244
Mullion Cove Man O’War Beach, Lulworth Brownsea Island, Poole Pilsey Island, Thorney Island Horsey Island, The Wade Scolt Head Island High Stacks Coves Haven, Holy Island Walney Island, North End
246 256 278 286 287 314 315 334
Piel Island Llanddwyn Island Carreg-y-Ty, Llangranog Abercastle Island Penclegyr Headland Burry Holms, Langennith Worm’s Head Tràigh Gheal, Erraid
Best for Skinny-dipping Beautiful naturist beaches and remote locations * semi-official naturist beach
8 21 51 60 95 99 104 110 114
Wild Pear Beach * Stanbury Mouth Fishing Cove * Pedn Vounder Sands * Wadham Rocks * Yarmer Beach Moor Sands * Scabbacombe Sands * Weston Mouth *
136 142 159 194 237 244 256 326 339
Studland Bay (middle) * Rocken End Fairlight Glen* Holkam Beach (West) * Ross Back Sands Walney Island (North) Llanddwyn Island (North) Kilbride Bay Singing Sands