A survey of 2,000 adults on the 50 best UK beaches saw Southend finish in 36th place. Picture: PA MILLIONS of Brits think UK beaches are among the best in the world – with an Essex beach voted among the top 50 in the country. A survey of 2,000 adults on the 50 best UK beaches saw Southend finish in 36th place. It was the only Essex beach to be featured on the list. Bournemouth beach in Dorset was voted the nation’s number one, with three Cornish beaches named in the top 10, including St Ives, Bude and Newquay. It also emerged 75 per cent consider the beach or sea to be an iconic British landscape, and a third reckon holidays to the UK’s seaside are underrated.
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