Honestly, I still can’t believe how brilliant Maidencombe beach is. Almost completely hidden from view at the top bit of the English Riviera, this sandy little cove has everything from cooked breakfasts to clear-blue waters (with the odd sea caterpillar, granted).
Read MoreTrying to find the closest sandy beach to London at the glow-in-the-dark Bradwell-on-Sea
Apart from a few cultists and retired nuclear scientists, not many people have heard of Bradwell-on-Sea. But this tiny village, all by itself at the end of the Dengie Peninsula, has what might just be the closest sandy beach to the capital. So I had to go there, didn’t I?
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