The 50 Best beaches

With a long, hot summer predicted, there’s no better moment to catch a wave. Rhiannon Batten offers the experts' guide to golden sands and clear blue seas

Friday 03 July 2009 12:50 EDT

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This week's panel:

Stuart Barrow is the policy manager for VisitEngland (enjoyengland.com/seaside)

John Romans is media & communications coordinator for ENCAMS, which campaigns to keep Britain tidy (encams.org)

Miranda Krestovnikoff is the author of Best British Beaches (£9.99, Pavilion)

Thomas Bell is coastal pollution officer for the Marine Conservation Society and the editor of the Good Beach Guide (goodbeachguide.co.uk)

Andy Cummins is campaigns manager at Surfers Against Sewage (sas.org.uk), a UK-based non profit-making organisation campaigning for clean, safe recreational waters

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The 50 Best beaches

With a long, hot summer predicted, there’s no better moment to catch a wave. Rhiannon Batten offers the experts' guide to golden sands and clear blue seas

The 50 Best Beaches

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