The 9 million of us Londoners are welcome to the nearest beer garden, green space or rooftop bar – the sheer volume of the city's crowds can leave you feeling a little claustrophobic at times.
The New Forest
Deal
Box Hill
Dungeness
Hastings
Mersea Island
Whitstable
As the sun sets, stay on the beach for a drink: Old Neptune, a pub in Britain, is one of the few at Whitstable on Shingle.
Rye
Rye's antique shops and higgledy-piggledy cobbled lanes make it feel like a little piece of the Cotswolds on the coast.