Bamburgh Beach in Northumberland is the best I know of, not that I've visited them all. Glorious in the sunshine of summer and bleak and wild in the winter.
I've seen seals puffins and flamingos there.
(and great pubs nearby to keep the cold out)
PS: Happy New Year everyone 8)
(the flamingos bit wasn't strictly true)[/quote]
happy new year to you too....... agree with Bamburgh - prefer winter there myself.... its so wild
PS if you painted the cormorants pink they could be mistaken for flamingos from a distance....