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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Golden beaches and flaming sunsets: 10 picture-perfect places on the coast of the UK

colourful beach huts on Mersea island, Essex.
Colourful beach huts on Mersea island, Essex. Photograph: Gary Yeowell/Getty Images

Mersea Island, Essex

The fortunes of this estuary island are linked to the tides

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