This guide provides information for choosing the perfect holiday, whether you are young, old, a couple or coping with hordes of children. It features easy-reference top-ten lists revealing, for example, those beaches which allow dogs, nudism, offer the best surfing, pubs hotels or the cleanest water, or are located in the sunniest, driest or hottest parts of Britain and Ireland. Covering the largest resorts to the tiniest seaside villages and coves, the guide also shows which beaches boast the most interesting coastline walks or nature reserves, and those which offer alternative activities on rainy days, such as fairgrounds or places of historical interest.