NORTHUMBERLAND COAST
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How to get there: if you're heading north from London or south from Edinburgh, the A1 is the primary route into the Northumberland Coast.
"Miles of open, empty beaches, beautiful, clean sand, dunes to explore, views out to the Farne Island bird sanctuaries and nearby attraction of Bamburgh Castle.
In the summer, when the sky is blue and the sun is shining you can relax on your own acre of beach with no-one to kick sand in your sandwiches or drop ice-cream on your tummy.