Best UK seaside town

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What would you say was the best British seaside town for a summer holiday?

I like llandudno. And lytham.

Tenby or whitby

Tenby

Hastings.

Tenby

Swanage

Southwold

Weymouth

I was going to say Tenby too. I love st Ives but we never go to Cornwall in school holidays. I’ve heard it’s hellish.

I love Tenby but it’s so busy in school holidays.

I do love Weymouth, but it depends where you are. There are great seaside towns all around the UK, so it’s better to pick one near where you are than to waste a whole day of holiday travelling.

Budleigh Salterton

Is broadstairs still lovely? I used to go there every summer as a child and have very fond memories and very snobby parents so it can’t have been too bad! As an adult, I like Swanage a lot. Whitby and Scarborough also have their charm.

Depends what you want out of your seaside holiday surely?

Prefer isolated beaches though like Holkham and Bamburgh.

Bamburgh or Tynemouth (both villages and not a kiss me quick hat in sight) in England. In Scotland Coldingham Bay and the East Neuk of Fife. Again villages and I suspect my idea of a great seaside holiday might be a bit less commercial and northern than most.

Sandy beaches on the North Norfolk coast
beautiful

This

Filey, but it may be too quiet for some.

St Ives, Cornwall - several lovely beaches within walking distance, lots to do to keep adults sane. But not during the school summer holidays, sadly, it's very expensive and very crowded.

Another vote for Southwold.

Mumbles in Swansea

Edinburgh

Yes, this. Perfection. The huge beach that stretches from Wells to Holkham.

Nothing to do in Southwold once you've been on the pier and seen all 10 shops. Whitby is nice however. If you have kids you probably want one of the bigger brighter cheesier sea side towns.