Beaches are the perfect backdrop to holiday snaps but you don't have to be on pristine white sands thousands of miles from home to take a stunning seaside shot.Flickr has looked into the most photographed beaches in the UK and found some rather surprising top spots. Here are 10 of the most beautiful pictures by users.
1. Brighton Beach
This has long been one of Britain's favourite coastal destinations, with the pier attracting around five million visitors each year. Super trendy, with live music, niche boutiques, some retro deck chairs and almost 25,000 geotags, it tops the list of most photographed UK beach on Flickr.
2. Blackpool Pleasure Beach
The most popular tourist attraction in the UK, with an estimated 5.5 million visitors each year, Pleasure Beach ranked in second place for most geotagged beach in the UK
The most popular tourist attraction in the UK, with an estimated 5.5 million visitors each year, Pleasure Beach ranked in second place for most geotagged beach in the UK
3. Studland Beach, Dorset
This glorious four-mile stretch of golden sand is situated on Britain's south coast. This photo captures the contrast between the stormy skies overhead and the calming evening tide.
This glorious four-mile stretch of golden sand is situated on Britain's south coast. This photo captures the contrast between the stormy skies overhead and the calming evening tide.
4. Bournemouth Beach
Another stretch of Britain's golden sandy coastline, Bournemouth has often been voted one of the UK's best city beaches. Soft sand, funky bars and only a short walk from the high street, it was fourth most photographed UK beach on Flickr.
5. Durdle Door, Dorset
One of the most photographed landmarks along the Jurassic Coast, Durdle Door is a picturesque site of white sand and crystal clear sea. With over-hanging cliffs and clear blue seas this could be the Caribbean.
6 . Rhossili Bay, Gower Coast
Regularly voted the best beach in the UK, and this year, the third most popular beach in Europe, Rhossili Bay is certainly one of the finest places on Earth - and the pictures speak volumes, securing it sixth place on Flickr's most photographed UK beach list.
7. Weston Super-Mare
With the return of Weston's pier, which has been rebuilt following a fire that burnt it down in 2008, this beach has everything there is to offer any seaside destination (including a helicopter museum and donkey rides) snagging seventh place.
8. Watergate Bay Cornwall
Two miles north of Newquay, Watergate Bay is Cornwall's trendiest beach. Here, photographer Chris Marshall captures the beach in a moment of calm, at low tide.
9. Southend-On-Sea
Dubbed "London's local", Southend-On-Sea boasts seven miles of glorious beach, a short distance from the capital. A combination of sandy shorelines and pebbled beaches, local commuters fled their offices to swap their laptop for a 99 on the shore.
10. West Wittering
Offering expansive stretches of sand and a favourite for those who like to sail, West Wittering scores 10th place on the league table and from the beautiful pics. The bright coloured beach huts captured in this image are a perfect representation of the quirky atmosphere of West Wittering beach.
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