HAMPSHIRE beaches have been given the thumbs-up by the Marine Conservation Society.
In its Good Beach Guide for 2014, beaches at Lymington, Calshot, Lepe, Hillhead, Lee-on-the-Solent, Stokes Bay and Milford on Sea were all recommended.
Totland, Cowes, Gurnard and Ryde on the Isle of Wight were also recommended.
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