Each year, Britons spend big bucks jetting off in search of glorious beaches on trips abroad, but is it really necessary?
Many don’t realise that there are exotic beaches right on their doorstep, as this picture quiz reveals.
Here we’ve blended gems of the British coast and stunning beach spots overseas. Scroll down to see if you can tell them apart…
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BRITAIN! This picture shows Kynance Cove, a beach set on Cornwall’s Lizard peninsula
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ABROAD! This picture shows the aquamarine waters of Grand Sperone beach to the south of the French island of Corsica
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BRITAIN! Captured in this picture is Baleloch Beach on North Uist, an island in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides archipelago
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BRITAIN! This beauty spot is Mwnt Beach near the Welsh town of Cardigan
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ABROAD! This beach, known as Playa del Amor – or ‘Lovers Beach’ – lies on the edge of the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas
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ABROAD! This is picture-perfect Atuh Beach on the eastern end of Penida Island in Indonesia
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BRITAIN! This shot shows beautiful Luskentyre Beach on the west coast of South Harris in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides
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BRITAIN! The beach of Green Porth, which lies on Tresco Island in the Isles of Scilly, features in this picture
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ABROAD! Sunkissed Makena Beach – also known as Big Beach – on the Hawaiian island of Maui is pictured in this shot
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BRITAIN! The white sands of Lower Town Beach on the island of St Martin’s in the Isles of Scilly
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BRITAIN! This picture shows the beach of Broad Haven South, located near the village of Bosherston in Pembrokeshire, Wales
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BRITAIN! Above is pretty Pedn Vounder beach, set near Land’s End in Cornwall
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BRITAIN! Porthcurno, near the small village of Porthcurno in Cornwall, is captured in this bird’s eye shot
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BRITAIN! This picture shows a breathtaking beach on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
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ABROAD! Above is Hanauma Bay, a beach set along the southeast coast of the island of Oahu in Hawaii
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ABROAD! Above is Michelino Beach near the small town of Parghelia in Italy’s Calabria region
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BRITAIN! This shot shows magnificent Putsborough Sands beach, which is set a short drive from the village of Braunton in North Devon
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BRITAIN! This stunning stretch of sand is Hushinish beach, which lies on the west side of the Isle of Harris in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides islands
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ABROAD! Pictured in this shot is Playa Balandra, a beach that lies on the Baja California Sur peninsula of Mexico
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BRITAIN! Pictured above is sunny Crantock Beach, located near Newquay, Cornwall
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BRITAIN! This picturesque stretch of sand is St Ninians beach, a tombolo on the west coast of Shetland Island
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ABROAD! Pictured in this shot is the golden shore of Halfmoon Bay, which lies a short drive from the town of Freetown in Antigua
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BRITAIN! Pictured is Seilebost beach, set on the Isle of Harris in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides isles
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BRITAIN! Porthbeor Beach, which lies on Cornwall’s Roseland Peninsula, near the of Bohortha, is pictured in this shot
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ABROAD! Pictured is Workman’s Beach, which lies in the coastal town of Agnes Water in Queensland, Australia
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BRITAIN! This photograph captures Lusty Glaze beach in Newquay, Cornwall