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Maidencombe beach in Torbay at sunrise

Maidencombe is the best beach in Devon you’ve never been to

August 23, 2022

Honestly, I still can’t believe how brilliant Maidencombe beach is. Almost completely hidden from view at the top bit of the English Riviera, this sandy little cove has everything from cooked breakfasts to clear-blue waters (with the odd sea caterpillar, granted).

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In Travel stories Tags Devon, beach, Maidencombe, Thatched Tavern, Cafe Rio, cafe
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Closest sandy beach to London: Bradwell-on-Sea

Trying to find the closest sandy beach to London at the glow-in-the-dark Bradwell-on-Sea

July 19, 2021

Apart from a few cultists and retired nuclear scientists, not many people have heard of Bradwell-on-Sea. But this tiny village, all by itself at the end of the Dengie Peninsula, has what might just be the closest sandy beach to the capital. So I had to go there, didn’t I?

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In Travel stories Tags Bradwell, Bradwell-on-Sea, Bradwell Waterside, Essex, beach, coast, St Peter's Chapel
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