According to Tripadvisor, Woolacombe in North Devon is home to one of the best beaches in the world. The beach (pictured above), which made number 20 in the annual round-up of best travel experiences (hotels, cities, countries etc), is described as ‘three miles of heaven’.
Number one of the top 25 beaches is Braia do Sancho in Brazil; the rest of the list is big on the Caribbean (Cayman, Aruba, Puerto Rico, two in Cuba) but also includes Siesta Key in Florida, Kleftiko Beach in Milos, Playa de Se Illetes on Formentura and at number 13, Luskentyre on the Outer Hebridean Isle of Harris.