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Britons are discovering that the UK has all the ingredients of a holiday abroad
Want the Mediterranean or the Caribbean in the UK? Travel writer Jane Anderson says you find it here.
You may think destinations from the Cote d'Azur to Australia have great beaches, but Britain truly has some of the most stunning coastline in the world.
You only have to head to Northumberland and stand on utterly exhilarating Bamburgh beach to realise this.
A dead ringer for the beaches of New Western Australia, here the sand is more often than not deserted, so you get the whole place to yourself and there's a castle thrown in too!
If you think the northeast is a backwater for accommodation, take a look at Coastal Retreats for great family holiday homes like the Moo House.
If it's a top spa by the sea you want, you can't do any better than the Serenity Spa at Seaham Hall in County Durham.
Take a memorable stroll on Bamburgh Beach

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