Here are five reasons why this north Norfolk beauty spot keeps topping the lists.

1) It has been named the best – again and again

Holkham beach has countless accolades. (Image: Richard Shashamane/citizenside.com)

Holkham’s honours keep stacking up.

It was ranked 13th in Time Out’s 2026 list of the UK’s 40 best beaches, with the magazine calling it “easily one of the best-looking beaches in the UK”, while an earlier Time Out ranking placed it second among 34 UK beaches and praised it as “best for feeling a million miles away from civilisation”.

It has also been singled out for its wildlife and landscape, with Time Out highlighting the beach as “full of rare birds”.

Holkham was recently crowned the UK’s most dog-friendly beach by CV Villas, adding yet another........

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