To live near the sea but close to good town, city?

[cherrypieandcustard]

Can anyone suggest somewhere in uk where we can live near to the sea but still have close access to good shops, schools, restaurants, facilities, life?

Bournemouth. Lived there for 6 years and loved it. Plenty of employment opportunities too.
Otherwise Cardiff.

Wirral.

New forest. Rural living and coast but only 20mins to Southampton.

Cardiff

I was going to say Tynemouth or Cullercoats but I see several posters have beaten me to it.

Ayr, Prestwick, Troon.

Southsea in Portsmouth

Blundellsands, Hove, Shoreham, Broadstairs.

Herne Bay /whitstable and Thanet. Herbe Bay is closer to Canterbury and Thanet is close with the most beautiful beaches.

Saltdean, Rottindean, Hove.

Portobello, Dalgetty Bay

Portrush, Portstewart

Whitstable. Less than six miles to Canterbury, you can cycle along the Crab and Winkle cycle path.

A second vote for Leigh on Sea. I grew up there. It is (was?) a small friendly town with all you need in close distance. The 'Old Town' with the cockles and prawns and shrimps has been in the same ownership for generations and now has numerous friendly little cafes and pubs plus a main link to Southend/London by train.

Southend is close and has everything you need and more.

There is woodland and great for birdwatchers

I could go on and on and talk myself into moving back!!

Liverpool?

Dundee

The beaches and villages around Swansea are beautiful but the city centre isn't very nice. Poor choice of shops and very little in the way of theatre, arts, good restaurants etc.

Bournemouth

Wirral is good. You have countryside, beaches, Liverpool and Chester aren’t far and there’s plenty to do in Wirral and the Surrounding areas.

There’s roughly 7,780 miles of coastline in the UK. Can you narrow it down to which country at least?

The link someone posted above for South Wales is the next street to me! Would absolutely say Vale of Glamorgan - Barry Island and Penarth all within 25 minutes of Cardiff.

Jersey in the Channel Islands.

I'd also say Tynemouth but throw in Seaburn if you don't have a Tynemouth budget.

Bournemouth
Much much better that Herne Bay

Southsea (Portsmouth) good primary schools, good private secondary schools and state schools generally improving, lots of nice areas to live just outside of the town also so away from busy city but a short drive away

Wow thanks for all the responses I will take a look through them!

Brighton/hove and surrounding areas - steyning is a v pretty village nearby if that's more the feel you're after