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    23 Beautifully Desolate Beaches In The UK

    It doesn't always have to be buckets, spades and cheap bikinis. These are the perfect places to visit if you need to clear your head.

    1. Bamburgh, Northumberland

    2. Luskentyre, Isle of Harris

    3. Littlehampton, West Sussex

    4. Camber Sands, East Sussex

    5. Barafundle Bay, Pembrokeshire

    6. Tresco, Isles of Scilly

    7. Lundy Island Beach

    8. Great Bay, St Martins, Scilly Isles

    9. Rhossili, Gower Peninsula

    10. Slapton Sands, Devon

    11. Beadnell, Northumberland

    12. Priory Bay, Isle of Wight

    13. Crosby Beach, Liverpool

    14. Oxwich Bay, Gower Peninsula

    15. Porthcurno, Cornwall

    16. Brancaster Beach, Norfolk

    17. Portstewart Strand, Northern Ireland

    18. West Wittering, West Sussex

    19. Musselwick Sands, Pembrokeshire

    20. Covehithe, Suffolk

    21. Roanhead, Cumbria

    22. Chesil Beach, Dorset

    23. Druridge Bay, Northumberland

    Tim Chester is Editor of Rough Guides.