Escape the heat at Britain's best beaches

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Back to story July 16, 2012 - 18:33 CEST hellomagazine.com Best beaches to visit in Britain: Top British beaches including Barafundle, Bamburgh and Botany Bay

Durdle Door in Dorset / Rex Features

Sennen Cove, Cornwall

Bamburgh Castle is set back from the long stretch of Northumberland coastline / Rex Features

Botany Bay in Kent proudly flies its prestigious Blue Flag award / Rex Features

Durdle Door juts out of the Jurassic Coast / Rex Features

Land's End, Britain's most westerly point, is a short cliff top stroll from Sennen Cove / Rex Features

The newly opened Pembrokeshire Coast Path stretches along the Welsh coast for 870 miles. Peer down over beautiful beaches such as Barafundle Bay / Rex Features