Is there anywhere in the UK, that has a lovely sandy beach and is also a buzzy city.?

[JennyTals]

It has to be sandy beach only

St Andrews has sandy beaches and is a short hop from Dundee.

Crosby/Liverpool?

Swansea

Ohhh I've not been to any of these places, all sound good options

A town, not a city, but def buzzy and vibrant - Falmouth. Gyllynvase and Swanpool beaches.

Newcastle - Tynemouth and Whitley Bay are both lovely beaches and they're very easily accessible from Newcastle city centre on the metro

Depending on what you mean by city

Bournemouth
Newquay
Reigate

Portobello in Edinburgh

Bournemouth?

Bournemouth?

Reigate beach???

No definitely not. There are some lovely towns next to beaches and there are some buzzy cities that might have the odd patch of grubby sand but no.

I mean, I've lived in Liverpool and have never once come across anything that can be described as a beach there.

Maybe Reigate identifies as a city with a beach!

There was sandpit and water play thing in Priory Park last time I went - admittedly that was many years ago.

I think bournemouth beach is lovely, but its not really a buzzy city

I think Bournemouth might come close but 'buzzy' and 'lovely' nah

You beat me to it - St Andrews woukd be my suggestion too.

Swansea 😁 actually 5 miles of sandy city beach 😁 great air show in the summer 🌞 also pretty low cost to live, plenty of parks but rough at places and most of employment opportunities either NHS/University/DVLA

Aberdeen has miles of sandy beaches but it's f'n freezing unless it's summer, which to be fair can be anytime between April and October, you just don't know what day it'll be.

Tynemouth is lovely and you can get the Metro to Newcastle city centre, we've stayed at the Royal Quays a couple of times which is handy for the outlet village and a short walk to the Metro.

New Brighton is only 20 mins drive from Liverpool

Cardiff - Barry Island is sandy although the nicer beaches in the area are pebbles.

Liverpool- you have the choice of Formby beach or head over to the Wirral for Wet Kirby

Whitley Bay and Tynemouth. Great restaurants, culture, cinema, indie shops. metro to Newcastle central of you want full on buzzy city shops, nightlife and galleries and theatres. Whitley Bay would be a lovely place to live.

What sort of 'buzzy' are you looking for in a city?

Whitley Bay - half an hour from Newcastle

I guess, like shops, restaurants, opportunities for teens, and a bit of life, so I guess a very good town would also apply