The best and worst British seaside towns, as rated by Which? |
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Destination | Average hotel rate |
Beach | Seafront | Food and drink |
Accommodation | Attractions | Scenery | Shopping | Entertainment | Peace and quiet |
Value for money |
Town score |
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Bamburgh, Northumberland | £95 | 89% | ||||||||||
Portmeirion, Gwynedd | £102 | 88% | ||||||||||
Dartmouth, Devon | £125 | 83% | ||||||||||
North Berwick, East Lothian | £143 | 83% | ||||||||||
St Mawes, Cornwall | £105 | 83% | ||||||||||
Beer, Devon | £95 | 82% | ||||||||||
St Andrews, Fife | £129 | 82% | ||||||||||
Aldeburgh, Suffolk | £121 | 81% | ||||||||||
Southwold, Suffolk | £160 | 81% | ||||||||||
Tenby, Pembrokeshire | £99 | 81% | ||||||||||
Blakeney, Norfolk | £115 | 80% | ||||||||||
Llandudno, Conwy | £89 | 78% | ||||||||||
Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire | £101 | 78% | ||||||||||
Sheringham, Norfolk | £112 | 78% | ||||||||||
Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire | £96 | 78% | ||||||||||
Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk | £109 | 78% | ||||||||||
Rye, East Sussex | £120 | 77% | ||||||||||
St Ives, Cornwall | £160 | 77% | ||||||||||
Bude, Cornwall | £87 | 76% | ||||||||||
Criccieth, Gwynedd | £97 | 76% | ||||||||||
Looe, Cornwall | £87 | 76% | ||||||||||
Sidmouth, Devon | £140 | 76% | ||||||||||
Swanage, Dorset | £109 | 76% | ||||||||||
Whitby, North Yorkshire | £101 | 76% | ||||||||||
Conwy, Conwy | £100 | 75% | ||||||||||
Lyme Regis, Dorset | £121 | 75% | ||||||||||
Lymington, Hampshire | £139 | na | 75% | |||||||||
Padstow, Cornwall | £119 | 75% | ||||||||||
Porthmadog, Gwynedd | £102 | 75% | ||||||||||
Salcombe, Devon | £210 | 75% | ||||||||||
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire | £94 | 75% | ||||||||||
Swansea, Swansea | £87 | 75% | ||||||||||
Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear | £64 | 75% | ||||||||||
Whitstable, Kent | £121 | 75% | ||||||||||
Appledore, Devon | £85 | 74% | ||||||||||
Beaumaris, Anglesey | £100 | 74% | ||||||||||
Lynmouth, Devon | £87 | 74% | ||||||||||
Bournemouth, Dorset | £99 | 73% | ||||||||||
Deal, Kent | £67 | 73% | ||||||||||
Dungeness, Kent | £76 | 73% | ||||||||||
Mevagissey, Cornwall | £100 | 73% | ||||||||||
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire | £99 | 73% | ||||||||||
Plymouth, Devon | £76 | 73% | ||||||||||
Southsea, Hampshire | £88 | 73% | ||||||||||
Filey, North Yorkshire | £73 | 72% | ||||||||||
Fowey, Cornwall | £130 | 72% | ||||||||||
Oban, Argyll and Bute | £109 | na | 72% | |||||||||
Scarborough, North Yorkshire | £75 | 72% | ||||||||||
Broadstairs, Kent | £110 | 71% | ||||||||||
Cromer, Norfolk | £86 | 71% | ||||||||||
Teignmouth, Devon | £93 | 71% | ||||||||||
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland | £87 | 70% | ||||||||||
Falmouth, Cornwall | £125 | 70% | ||||||||||
Brighton, East Sussex | £116 | 69% | ||||||||||
Grange-over-sands, Cumbria | £102 | na | 69% | |||||||||
Eastbourne, East Sussex | £64 | 68% | ||||||||||
Seahouses, Northumberland | £85 | 68% | ||||||||||
Weymouth, Dorset | £95 | 68% | ||||||||||
Exmouth, Devon | £84 | 67% | ||||||||||
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion | £83 | 66% | ||||||||||
Brixham, Devon | £85 | 66% | ||||||||||
Dawlish, Devon | £94 | 66% | ||||||||||
Poole, Dorset | £116 | 66% | ||||||||||
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear | £61 | 66% | ||||||||||
Felixstowe, Suffolk | £59 | 64% | ||||||||||
Shanklin, Isle of Wight | £76 | 64% | ||||||||||
Southport, Merseyside | £79 | 64% | ||||||||||
Ayr, South Ayrshire | £76 | 63% | ||||||||||
New Brighton, Merseyside | £83 | 63% | ||||||||||
Porthcawl, Bridgend | £68 | 63% | ||||||||||
Torquay, Devon | £79 | 63% | ||||||||||
Ventnor, Isle of Wight | £107 | 63% | ||||||||||
Hastings, East Sussex | £87 | 62% | ||||||||||
Hunstanton, Norfolk | £87 | 62% | ||||||||||
Folkestone, Kent | £55 | 62% | ||||||||||
Lowestoft, Suffolk | £75 | 62% | ||||||||||
Newquamory, Cornwall | £119 | 61% | ||||||||||
Barmouth, Gwynedd | £95 | 60% | ||||||||||
Ilfracombe, Devon | £86 | 60% | ||||||||||
Penzance, Cornwall | £115 | 60% | ||||||||||
Worthing, West Sussex | £81 | 60% | ||||||||||
Herne Bay, Kent | £121 | 58% | ||||||||||
Blackpool, Lancashire | £70 | 57% | ||||||||||
Littlehampton, West Sussex | £138 | 57% | ||||||||||
Ramsgate, Kent | £90 | 57% | ||||||||||
Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire | £65 | 56% | ||||||||||
Minehead, Somerset | £82 | 56% | ||||||||||
Morecambe, Lancashire | £60 | 55% | ||||||||||
Margate, Kent | £104 | 54% | ||||||||||
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | £69 | 53% | ||||||||||
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset | £74 | 53% | ||||||||||
Fleetwood, Lancashire | £65 | 51% | ||||||||||
Skegness, Lincolnshire | £65 | 50% | ||||||||||
Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset | £77 | 49% | ||||||||||
Bognor Regis, West Sussex | £96 | 47% | ||||||||||
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | £116 | 47% |
Using the table: Star ratings range from one to five. The Town score is based on a combination of overall satisfaction and how likely people are to recommend the town as a holiday destination.
Kent seaside towns as rated by Which? |
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Destination | Average hotel rate |
Beach | Seafront | Food and drink |
Accommodation | Attractions | Scenery | Shopping | Entertainment | Peace and quiet |
Value for money |
Town score |
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Whitstable (34th) | £121 | 75% | ||||||||||
Deal (39th) | £67 | 73% | ||||||||||
Dungeness (40th) | £76 | 73% | ||||||||||
Broadstairs (49th) | £110 | 71% | ||||||||||
Folkestone (75th) | £55 | 62% | ||||||||||
Herne Bay (82nd) | £121 | 58% | ||||||||||
Ramsgate (85th) | £90 | 57% | ||||||||||
Margate (89th) | £104 | 54% |