The rest of the Times’s best beaches in the south of England were Margate (also an hour and a half from London), Norman’s Bay ...

Southeastern trains will be cancelled, diverted or replaced by buses this week as major engineering work takes place.

According to the annual Times and Sunday Times Best UK Beaches guide, Hive Beach at Burton Bradstock and Southbourne Beach in Bournemouth can be considered among the best in the country. The 17th ...