It's natural to automatically think of going abroad for what you think you can't find at home - like a great beach holiday. But maybe it's time to think again!

Hundreds of English beaches now boast the Blue Flag award for cleanliness and safety too. And let's face it, as far as young kids are concerned, a pile of wet sand is a pile of wet sand, and they'll be just as happy to get covered in it in Devon as they would in Dubai.