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Where to stay: Boasting picturesque views of the English Channel and the North Sea, the charming Botany Bay Hotel enjoys an elevated position on the cliff tops in Kingsgate, near Broadstairs. From here it’s a ten-minute drive to Freshwater, where The Freshwater Coffee House serves up a good flat white, or head south 30 minutes to Ventnor for OTT burgers and a cheeky cocktail from Stripped .

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You’ll find an amusement park, leisure park and retail park on the seafront, while further inland there’s the Aberdeen Maritime Museum. Residents of the 20 bedrooms can lounge by log fires, read in the book-lined snug, or prop up the bar – which is dog-friendly, by the way. Beach bods will be content hanging out on the sandy shelves or surfing the waves of Compton Bay , but stretch your legs across the glorious grassy banks and you could catch a glimpse of the dinosaurs. Where to stay: Boasting a spa bath, Sunnyside Cottage, set in Crantock, features three bedrooms, a fully-equipped kitchen and a garden with a barbecue. Smugglers were once rife here, however now you're more likely to see people relaxing on this sandy UK beach.Where to stay: On a cliff top overlooking Braunton Burrows, The Saunton Sands Hotel features a spa, two swimming pools and a well-known restaurant. The beauty of this coastline hasn’t gone unnoticed, and the beach was named among the top four under-the-radar beaches in the world by the Wall Street Journal . After a bracing dip in the sea, warm up with a cuppa at the beach café or take the five-minute drive to East Wittering, where restaurants serve up a broader range of lunch and dinner – we recommend Drifters for craft beer, homely dishes and veggie options.

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While you’re here, make the 30-minute drive to Crosby beach to see Antony Gormley’s iconic public artwork ‘Another Place’. The restaurant serves up fresh, local fish and the outside deck is perfect for soaking up the summer sun with some fizz. After walking the pretty half-mile route from Stackpole Quay, visitors will find a picture-perfect beach, where small turquoise waves lap up against a crescent of sand.But it’s not just actors that like to hang out here: dolphins and basking sharks are sometimes spotted in the calm waters, too. Great for sandcastles and surfing alike, this expanse of golden sand, backed by dunes, sits at the Mouth of the Gannel estuary and is presided over by the National Trust. The walk down from the car park is steep and takes about ten minutes, so go carefully – reward yourself at the bottom with crab sandwiches from the much-loved Kynance Cove Café .