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Beach holidays

July 2024

  • An aerial shot of Blackppol's golden beach with its North and Central piers and the Tower

    The bucket and spade list: 10 new reasons to visit the British seaside this summer

    From snorkel trails and seafood restaurants to maritime festivals and a ‘museum of fun’, here’s what’s new and exciting around the UK coast
  • VW campervan against a blue sky

    Brief letters
    Charles and Camilla could become happy campers if they travelled by VW

    Brief letters: New royal helicopters | Grace Darling’s heroism | Top Tory phrases | Cats that steal the cream

    • Readers' travel tips
      If you’re fond of seafood and salty air: readers’ favourite places to eat at the British seaside

    • ‘I had the beach entirely to myself’: four gorgeous places in France off the tourist trail

    • Skip the coast: three of Europe’s loveliest lakes to visit – by travel experts

June 2024

  • A man on a rock above a beach with a wooden board in his hand

    The Great British Seaside
    From swimwear to toys: how to go plastic-free for a day at the beach

  • Jumped-up Instagram theme parks

    Pass notes
    ‘Beware of locals, we are angry’: the Mallorcans battling tourists to protect their beautiful beach

May 2024

  • Nazia Parveen’s son enjoys the beach close to Bert’s Kitchen Garden on the Llŷn peninsula.

    How an eco-campsite in north Wales rescued our family holiday from disaster

  • Dog on a beach

    Doggie paddles: 10 of the best dog-friendly beaches in the UK

  • Hotel and the beach at Freshwater Bay

    10 of the UK’s best new and revamped seaside hotels

  • GB. England. Weymouth. 2000.

    ‘All the elements of the classic British seaside holiday’: five unsung beach towns

  • Welshness is essential to the Aberystwyth experience: why I love ‘Aber’

  • Readers' travel tips
    ‘Have a beer by the pier’: 10 readers choose their favourite UK seaside town

  • Pass notes
    Beautiful beach retreat or vulgar hellhole: is Skegness really the worst seaside town in the UK?

  • ‘Times have changed’: is the writing on the wall for the British seaside postcard?

  • Sun, sea and delicious food: 10 wonderful agriturismos in Italy

  • Europe’s best beach holidays: Cadaqués, Spain

  • Europe’s best beach holidays: Arcachon, France

  • Europe’s best beach holidays: Peniche, Portugal

  • Europe’s best beach holidays: Pesaro, Italy

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