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'We love tourists - just not this many': Britain's holiday hotspots at breaking point, with packed streets and fed-up locals... and where to go instead

Britain's most-loved beauty spots are struggling with the sheer number of visitors. but a host of quieter, equally beautiful alternatives could be worth discovering.

'We love tourists - just not this many': Britain's holiday hotspots at breaking point, with packed streets and fed-up locals... and where to go instead

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Britain's most-loved beauty spots are struggling with the sheer number of visitors.

but a host of quieter, equally beautiful alternatives could be worth discovering.

Britain's most-loved beauty spots are struggling with the sheer number of visitors - but a host of quieter, equally beautiful alternatives could be worth discovering.

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Britain's most-loved beauty spots are struggling with the sheer number of visitors. but a host of quieter, equally beautiful alternatives could be worth discovering.

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