You and Yours have been running an end of summer item in their programme asking people to nominate their favourite beach in the British Isles.

I thought I’d add my tuppence.

In recent years, it has to be the ten miles of sand running from Barmouth to Shell Island. On a sunny day, it’s gorgeous: miles of golden sand, ringed by mountains, and with the beautiful and unique SSSI in the dunes teeming with all sorts of weird looking plants.

However, for all my firm belief about the specialness and uniqueness of the place, I’m currently resisting the idea from friends that we should go there to camp in October. I think you’d have to be crazy!