Please recommend me an English coastal town

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For me and Dc for one night. I love Scotland and Wales but they're too far for a night.

I'd like somewhere scenic, some interesting places to see and some good eating places. Not too quiet.
Any ideas?

Where are you? I can recommend a few in the North east but that maybe too far.

Lymington in the New Forest. Lots to see and loads of eateries!

Where are you roughly and how old is your DC?

I'm in outer London and don't mind driving up to 3.5 hrs. Dc is 11 and happy to mooch around and explore

Berwick.

Southwold or Aldeburgh

Thanks. That seems doable. I'll have look.

Southwold is beautiful but not lively.

Whitstable by train

Great. a few choices! I'll check them out.
Thanks.

Wells next the sea in north Norfolk

I love Rye, just a few minutes drive to Camber Sands for a huge beach. Nice places to eat in Rye too. Then a drive back around the coast to London . We used to do this regularly when I lived there.

Broadstairs!!

Whistable

Suffolk or nofolk. Aldeburgh or southwold. Cromer is fun

Not exactly scenic but an easy journey by train from London, lots to do and see at the Historic Dockyards (HMS Victory & Mary Rose), shopping and eating at Gun Wharf Quays.

Somewhere on the Isle of Wight. My son lives in Ventnor and loves it.

Ask Morrissey

In my head that song’s about Rhyl.

Whitley Bay/Cullercoats/Tynemouth

Bamburgh, Northumberland

I'd look at Rye for an adult break. Maybe Deal.

Deal ?

Drive to Walberswick and get the foot ferry over to Southwold.

Rye is lovely, but Whitstable sounds like it might be more up your street - a bit more lively and a bigger place.