Losgainter beach in the Outer Hebrides was once mistakenly used in a Thai tourism brochure [BNPS]

Travel writer Daniel Start has compiled a list of the 400 best secret beaches in the country after ten years of research.

And the results, published in his book Hidden Beaches, show the beautiful bays and coves hidden right under our noses.

Some of the beaches are just off the tourist trail while others, such as Sandy Bay near Tenby, Wales, can only be accessed by water.

Losgainter, on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, is so idyllic that Thai tourism officials once mistakenly used a picture of the beach in one of their holiday brochures.

Crackington Haven in Cornwall [BNPS]

Pobbles in South Wales [BNPS]

Putting this book together has made me realise paradise is here at home

Daniel Start

Keynance Cove on the Lizard, Cornwall, can only be accessed at low tide but those who make the effort are rewarded with a scene on a par with the Caribbean.

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Britain's secret beaches: The beautiful shores hidden around our country