Where to move for… the best beaches

It all depends what you want to do once you get thereEr, the seaside? The UK has lots of coast for its size (exactly how much is debatable, thanks to the “coastline paradox”), and lots of beaches. The UK Beach Guide lists more than 1,500. But which one? There’s plenty of clickbait advice. TripAdvisor voters plumped for Bournemouth. Rough Guides named Pelistry Bay on the Isles of Scilly. UK Beach Guide voters liked Anglesey’s Traeth Cymyran. Time Out prefers Cornwall&rsquo