Recommendations on a nice family holiday where there are gorgeous sandy beaches???

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We have decided to stay in the uk this year as prices on going abroad seem to massive!

So any recommendations for somewhere for a family holiday, bits for the kids to do & nice sandy beaches.

Kids are 5 & 2 look at anything from little cottage to caravan (not a massive park though)

Any ideas? we did Devon last yr so not there, was thinking Isle of wight, have been but went camping & i did not enjoy it because of this!

Not sure where you are but the most beautiful beaches I have seen in the UK were in Northumbria. I'm from the West Country but thought the Northumbrian coast looked stunning.

We are in the south, will look northumbria up now see what i can find, thank you for suggestion.

tenby, can't beat it for proper bucket and spade holiday

google frank b mason for accomodation as he seems to own most of pembrokeshire

Try this one - the coast nr Craster was nice.

www.northumberland-coast.co.uk/seahouses.php

The Gower is beautiful and very unspoilt.

I agree - Northumbria has the most beautiful beaches. Bit nippy, but lovely.

If you want a good beach, Holkham must be on the list

west coast of Scotland and the islands. Fantastic beaches!

Another vote for Tenby - well anywhere in West Wales really. Stunning beaches. Tenby for the kids.

Weymouth had a lovely sandy beach

Have just looked up Tenby am liking the beaches but there is the North & south beaches then the castle beach & harbour beach anyone know where is best & which beach?

Saundersfoot - not far from Tenby. In fact most of the Pembrokeshire coast! We go caping there at least twice a year!

Sorry - Camping not caping!!!!!

Any links to places to stay? am going to show dp, when he decides to get out of bed

what month are you looking to go away in?

Not sure yet, am looking into all sorts uk & abroad, probably looking at going june/july but if we go abroad it will be september!

Tenby, definitely. North beach a bit smaller than south beach, which goes on for miles - castle beach joins on to the south beach, except at high tide. Harbour beach is v small, wouldn't bother with that one. They're all v close together though - maybe 10 minutes walk. So you can easily try all of them and decide which is your favourite.

Guernsey has lovely sandy beaches and is very family-friendly, plus the climate is often a bit milder than even the south of the mainland.

We've used FB Mason to book cottages - they have a good search facility, so you can specify dates, no of bedrooms etc.

we stayed here
www.harbourholidays.co.uk/property.php?pid=162&type=town

last august- very small property but perfectly central (seagulls a bit of a pain though!)

Lots of beautiful beaches and lots to do in the area.

Padstow is lovely, we was so impressed that we are going back this sept

have a look at that site though, they have some reasonably priced cottages for june.

Thanks Jackie & tiredemma, i am now off to have a look at your link

my favourite beach in uk isthis one in pembrokeshire.

Pembrokeshire has lots-whitesands bay is nice. Jersey has fantastic beaches and Cornwall. Caerhays is nice in Cornwall if you want a quieter one(west of Gorran Haven and Mevagissy).

That beach looks lovely in wales.

Don't really want to go to cornwall as we have done that alot, mevegissy is lovely i agree, especially in the evening.

We went to Devon last year was nice but i thought cornwall was nicer.

Hi annemarie-I didn't notice that you had already put the link to Whitesands Bay! It is my favourite and fantastic for children. I stayed there as a child in a caravan and went back with my DCs in a cottage. Be warned-it can rain!! It did with us-both times.