SECRET BRITISH BEACHES THAT WILL BE  CROWD-FREE THIS HEATWAVE

Broad Sands, Combe Martin, North Devon A double-fronted cove with turquoise waters and sea caves you can swim to

Lansallos Coves, Polperro,  South Cornwall Head here for: Smugglers’ tunnels, bluebells and cream teas

West Wittering, East Head, West Sussex It has perfect white sand, great expanses of dunes for playing hide and seek and at its tip you’ll find a natural harbour

Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex Head here for: White cliffs and oxbows

Gun Hill and Scolt Head Island, Burnham, Norfolk Head here for: Desert islands and white sands

Porth Iago, Llyn Peninsula, North Wales Head here for: Dolphin watching with the sunset

Traeth Llyfn, Abereiddy, Pembrokeshire, West Wales Head here for: Sweeping sands and blue lagoons