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The only English seaside towns getting warm weather for the last week of school summer holidays
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IF you're wanting some last minute sunshine before the summer holidays end, we've found the four seaside towns that will have the warmest weather.
The south east of England is set to benefit from the best of the weather this week with sunny spells reaching as high as 22C - here are the best ones to visit.
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Clacton-on-Sea
Last year, research from Millets found that Clacton-on-Sea has the warmest waters along the UK coastline.
According to the research, the water temperatures in Clacton hit highs of around 18.2C, making it the hottest in the UK.
Clacton-on-Sea is soaring in popularity, with Londoners flocking to the coastal Essex town on day trips.
Along with a long stretch of sandy beach, Clacton is also home to a Victorian pier.
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Clacton Pier is the largest pleasure pier in Europe, which means there are plenty of rides and attractions for holidaymakers to enjoy.
If you've already been to Clacton, Millets revealed other beaches in the south east of England that had some of the warmest waters in the UK.
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Folkestone
In the study, water temperatures at Folkestone Beach in Folkestone reached highs of 18C.
Beaches in Folkestone have been praised by tourists, with one even saying it "felt like you were abroad".
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There are several beaches in Folkestone were holidaymakers can go for a dip, including Mermaid Bay.
Named because of its rock formation, which mimics a mermaid's tail, the shingle beach is often much quieter than the main strip.
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Meanwhile, Folkestone Beach is where visitors will find a stretch of bars and cafes, as kids' playground and crazy golf.
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Margate
Water temperatures in Margate are also some of the warmest in the country, with highs of 17C.
Just like Folkestone, there are several beaches in Margate for holidaymakers to choose between.
One of those is Margate Main Sands, which has everything you'd want out of a beach in the UK.
Although there are quieter spots in the trendy seaside town, including Walpole Bay.
As part of out Best of British travel series, one local revealed the best time to visit Walpole Bay is after 4pm because of its sunset swimming and crabbing.
The dog-friendly beach is just 15 minutes from the town, and it's also home to
There's also another beach in Westbrook Bay, to the east of the town centre, and it tends to have fewer tourists because it’s the less developed part of Margate.
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Southend-on-Sea
Just like Margate, water temperatures in Southend-on-Sea also reached highs of 17C.
Southend has long been a magnet for British holidaymakers, thanks to its beautiful coast - but it has also been the butt of a number of jokes.
And it is enjoying something of a renaissance with tourists and one councillor has even christened it "Miami-on-Thames".
There's also Chalkwell Beach - a long sandy beach that's located close to the pier.
Southend also has its own seaside theme park.
Adventure Island is one of the few theme parks in the UK that's free to enter, with guests paying for ride passes instead.
Having first opened in 1918 as the Sunken Gardens, just a few rides targeted at children were part of the grand opening.
It was renamed over the years, becoming Peter Pan’s Playground, later Peter Pan’s Adventure Island before becoming Adventure Island, which is now home to 36 rides.
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The Times' Best 50 UK beaches
Best in the Southwest
Winner: The Towans, Hayle, Cornwall
Woolacombe, Devon
Summerleaze, Bude, Cornwall
Porthcurno, Cornwall
Kynance Cove, Cornwall
Mothecombe, Devon
Soar Mill Cove, Devon
Mattiscombe Sands, Devon
Budleigh Salterton, Devon
Branscombe, Devon
Best in North England
Winner: Beadnell Bay, Northumberland
Cayton Bay, North Yorkshire
Boggle Hole, North Yorkshire
Whitby, North Yorkshire
Redcar, North Yorkshire
Rose Sands, Northumberland
Bamburgh, Northumberland
Best in East England
Winner: Sheringham, Norfolk
Walberswick, Suffolk
Holkham, Norfolk
Brancaster Beach, Norfolk
Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk
Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire
Best in South England
Winner: Southbourne, Dorset
Hive beach, Dorset
Man O’War, Dorset
Middle beach, Dorset
Birling Gap, East Sussex
Sandgate, Kent
Westbrook Bay, Kent
Best in Wales
Winner: Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire
Llanddwyn, Anglesey
Porth Iago, Gwynedd
Penbryn, Ceredigion
Mwnt, Ceredigion
Manorbier, Pembrokeshire
Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire
Mewslade, Vale of Glamorgan
Oxwich, Swansea
Monknash, Vale of Glamorgan
Best in Scotland
Winner: Gullane Bents, East Lothian
Balmedie, Aberdeenshire
Findhorn, Moray
Achmelvich, Highland
Mellon Udrigle, Highland
Sanna, Highland
Best in Northern Ireland
Winner: Ballycastle, Co Antrim
White Park Bay, Co Antrim
Benone, Co Londonderry
Murlough, Co Down
And a beach in Wales was named as one of the best beaches to visit this year by Lonely Planet.
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