THREE Cornish beaches have made a top ten list of the most popular, after the summer to end all summers.

The country has basked in baking heat this summer, and the most popular UK beaches have been revealed. Holiday comparison website, TravelSupermarket has uncovered a list of the top 25 most popular UK beaches after analysing hashtags used on Instagram for over 1,100 individual UK beaches.

Fistral Beach in Newquay is in fourth spot, with Watergate Bay just down the coast in fifth.

Kynance Cove represents the south coast, with the Lizard peninsula beauty spot coming in at number 9.

Bournemouth Beach in Dorset took the top spot, with almost 80,000 uses of the hashtag.

It’s seven miles of award winning sandy beach and some of the warmest sea temperatures in the UK, not to mention amazing views of the Isle of Wight and the Purbecks.

Herne Bay in Kent takes second place with more than 77,500 uses of the hashtag #HerneBay.

Described as a “hip and happening Victorian seaside resort”, Herne Bay has two miles of coastline, a sand and shingle beach lined with colourful beach huts, seafront gardens, a pier, and bandstand.

In third place is traditional holiday resort favourite, Scarborough Beach in Yorkshire with 76,800 uses of the hashtag #ScarboroughBeach.

Emma Grimster, spokesperson at TravelSupermarket said: “A visit to any British beach presents an array of photo opportunities such as scenic snaps or those of ourselves, family and friends enjoying time outdoors. By looking at images shared and their hashtags, we were able to identify the most popular and most photogenic beaches in the UK.”

Here are the top 10 beaches in Britain according to Instagram hashtag use:

Position Beach Hashtag Number of uses*

1 Bournemouth Beach

#BournemouthBeach 79,500

2 Herne Bay

#HerneBay 77,500

3 Scarborough Beach

#ScarboroughBeach 76,800

4 Fistral Beach

#FristralBeach 61,300

5 Watergate Bay

#WatergateBay 59,500

6 Botany Bay

#BotanyBay 54,100

7 Robin Hood’s Bay

#RobinHoodsBay 44,100

8 Crosby Beach

#CrosbyBeach 34,100

9 Kynance Cove

#KynanceCove 25,900

10 Formby Beach

#FormbyBeach 23,200

*Rounded to nearest 100