Who needs French beaches when British ones are so beautiful?
When it comes to planning your summer at the seaside, it doesn’t have to be a case of Med or dead. The British beach holiday is back. We’ve always had peerless coastal scenery — cliffs and coves, rock pools and surf schools, miles and miles of footprint-free sand. But these days the sun shines brighter, we’ve more Blue Flag beaches than ever, and hoteliers and restaurateurs are laying on digs and dinners to match our five-star strands. Here are six top beach destinations for summer 2007. SALCOMBE, Devon In 1924, an eccentric Salcombe inventor named Otto Overbeck patented the Rejuvenator, a device that uses electrodes to “practically renew youth”. You can inspect his bizarre gizmo at Overbeck’s Museum — but wandering around Salcombe, you may wonder why he felt the need to bother.
