Seaside location in the south that's not too UKIPY

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Sorry this is probably controversial.. but here goes anyway...

Ok so there's Brighton that's tolerant. But where else?

We are in London at the moment and craving the sea... need somewhere commutable. We love Kent to visit but it's just so UKIPPY 🇬🇧
Any (serious) ideas?

Bournemouth is less blue rinse and more students and water sports these days..

Hastings & Whitstable both have non UKIppy bits

Thanks apple will take a trip to Bournemouth - haven't been there for years

I love Whitstable Nancy.
Will def check out Hastings

Any more ideas out there?

Friends moved from London to West Wittering a while ago - not sure how UKIPPY it is, but it's utterly gorgeous!

ukippi ? What do you mean ?

Weymouth? Might be too far.

UKIPPY! Brilliant! Yeah, we love Bournemouth!

I know what you mean OP - we love visiting Broadstairs but could never live in Thanet due to the UKIP influence!

Following as thinking of doing the same thing. A few people have mentioned Bournemouth

Folkestone is very commutable (52 mins to St Pancras) and has a lot going on that isn't remotely UKIPpy.

Whitstable is about as left wing as you can get, in Kent. It still has a grammar school system so we are staying in London till kids leave school.

💛 Whitstable.

St Leonards and Hastings

Deal would also be worth a look-got a thriving arts scene

Thanks for the suggestions - please keep them coming!

And what's the deal with the grammar schools in Kent?

There are non grammar schools in Whitstable and I wouldn't call it left wing at all actually, most of Kent is Conservative council. Lots of DFL's here !

Kids do the Kent Test for grammar schools it's optional

West Wittering definitely. Chichester is fab and very close.

hmm Bournemouth has a nice beach and is ok but having lived here for a long long time I wouldn't really recommend it. It merges into Poole, it is ridiculously busy, it is full of flats and student accommodation, LOTS of nightlife but not the sort we want, parking is extortionate as our property prices. Schools are ok if you live in the right bits but lots are not good.

UKIPPY?

What do you mean by this please?

For someone looking for tolerance - you don’t sound very tolerant.

Deal itself nice but is in UKIP heartland territory.

We're up on Dartmoor but there's a UKIP prat three doors away. He tried to put leaflets through the door but DH told him to do one.