The best and worst British seaside towns, as rated by Which? |
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| Destination | Average hotel rate |
Beach | Seafront | Food and drink |
Accommodation | Attractions | Scenery | Shopping | Entertainment | Peace and quiet |
Value for money |
Town score |
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| Bamburgh, Northumberland | £95 |  |
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89% |
| Portmeirion, Gwynedd | £102 | |
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88% |
| Dartmouth, Devon | £125 | |
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83% |
| North Berwick, East Lothian | £143 | |
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83% |
| St Mawes, Cornwall | £105 | |
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83% |
| Beer, Devon | £95 | |
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82% |
| St Andrews, Fife | £129 | |
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82% |
| Aldeburgh, Suffolk | £121 | |
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81% |
| Southwold, Suffolk | £160 | |
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81% |
| Tenby, Pembrokeshire | £99 | |
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81% |
| Blakeney, Norfolk | £115 | |
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80% |
| Llandudno, Conwy | £89 | |
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78% |
| Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire | £101 | |
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78% |
| Sheringham, Norfolk | £112 | |
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78% |
| Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire | £96 | |
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78% |
| Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk | £109 | |
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78% |
| Rye, East Sussex | £120 | |
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77% |
| St Ives, Cornwall | £160 | |
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77% |
| Bude, Cornwall | £87 | |
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76% |
| Criccieth, Gwynedd | £97 | |
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76% |
| Looe, Cornwall | £87 | |
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76% |
| Sidmouth, Devon | £140 | |
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76% |
| Swanage, Dorset | £109 | |
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76% |
| Whitby, North Yorkshire | £101 | |
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76% |
| Conwy, Conwy | £100 | |
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75% |
| Lyme Regis, Dorset | £121 | |
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75% |
| Lymington, Hampshire | £139 | na | |
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75% |
| Padstow, Cornwall | £119 | |
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75% |
| Porthmadog, Gwynedd | £102 | |
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75% |
| Salcombe, Devon | £210 | |
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75% |
| Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire | £94 | |
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75% |
| Swansea, Swansea | £87 | |
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75% |
| Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear | £64 | |
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75% |
| Whitstable, Kent | £121 | |
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75% |
| Appledore, Devon | £85 | |
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74% |
| Beaumaris, Anglesey | £100 | |
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74% |
| Lynmouth, Devon | £87 | |
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74% |
| Bournemouth, Dorset | £99 | |
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73% |
| Deal, Kent | £67 | |
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73% |
| Dungeness, Kent | £76 | |
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73% |
| Mevagissey, Cornwall | £100 | |
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73% |
| Lytham St Annes, Lancashire | £99 | |
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73% |
| Plymouth, Devon | £76 | |
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73% |
| Southsea, Hampshire | £88 | |
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73% |
| Filey, North Yorkshire | £73 | |
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72% |
| Fowey, Cornwall | £130 | |
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72% |
| Oban, Argyll and Bute | £109 | na | |
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72% |
| Scarborough, North Yorkshire | £75 | |
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72% |
| Broadstairs, Kent | £110 | |
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71% |
| Cromer, Norfolk | £86 | |
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71% |
| Teignmouth, Devon | £93 | |
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71% |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland | £87 | |
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70% |
| Falmouth, Cornwall | £125 | |
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70% |
| Brighton, East Sussex | £116 | |
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69% |
| Grange-over-sands, Cumbria | £102 | na | |
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69% |
| Eastbourne, East Sussex | £64 | |
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68% |
| Seahouses, Northumberland | £85 | |
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68% |
| Weymouth, Dorset | £95 | |
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68% |
| Exmouth, Devon | £84 | |
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67% |
| Aberystwyth, Ceredigion | £83 | |
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66% |
| Brixham, Devon | £85 | |
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66% |
| Dawlish, Devon | £94 | |
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66% |
| Poole, Dorset | £116 | |
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66% |
| Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear | £61 | |
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66% |
| Felixstowe, Suffolk | £59 | |
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64% |
| Shanklin, Isle of Wight | £76 | |
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64% |
| Southport, Merseyside | £79 | |
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64% |
| Ayr, South Ayrshire | £76 | |
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63% |
| New Brighton, Merseyside | £83 | |
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63% |
| Porthcawl, Bridgend | £68 | |
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63% |
| Torquay, Devon | £79 | |
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63% |
| Ventnor, Isle of Wight | £107 | |
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63% |
| Hastings, East Sussex | £87 | |
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62% |
| Hunstanton, Norfolk | £87 | |
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62% |
| Folkestone, Kent | £55 | |
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62% |
| Lowestoft, Suffolk | £75 | |
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62% |
| Newquamory, Cornwall | £119 | |
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61% |
| Barmouth, Gwynedd | £95 | |
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60% |
| Ilfracombe, Devon | £86 | |
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60% |
| Penzance, Cornwall | £115 | |
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60% |
| Worthing, West Sussex | £81 | |
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60% |
| Herne Bay, Kent | £121 | |
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58% |
| Blackpool, Lancashire | £70 | |
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57% |
| Littlehampton, West Sussex | £138 | |
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57% |
| Ramsgate, Kent | £90 | |
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57% |
| Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire | £65 | |
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56% |
| Minehead, Somerset | £82 | |
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56% |
| Morecambe, Lancashire | £60 | |
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55% |
| Margate, Kent | £104 | |
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54% |
| Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | £69 | |
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53% |
| Weston-super-Mare, Somerset | £74 | |
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53% |
| Fleetwood, Lancashire | £65 | |
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51% |
| Skegness, Lincolnshire | £65 | |
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50% |
| Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset | £77 | |
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49% |
| Bognor Regis, West Sussex | £96 | |
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47% |
| Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | £116 | |
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47% |
Using the table: Star ratings range from one to five. The Town score is based on a combination of overall satisfaction and how likely people are to recommend the town as a holiday destination.
Kent seaside towns as rated by Which? |
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| Destination | Average hotel rate |
Beach | Seafront | Food and drink |
Accommodation | Attractions | Scenery | Shopping | Entertainment | Peace and quiet |
Value for money |
Town score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable (34th) | £121 | |
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75% |
| Deal (39th) | £67 | |
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73% |
| Dungeness (40th) | £76 | |
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73% |
| Broadstairs (49th) | £110 | |
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71% |
| Folkestone (75th) | £55 | |
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62% |
| Herne Bay (82nd) | £121 | |
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58% |
| Ramsgate (85th) | £90 | |
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57% |
| Margate (89th) | £104 | |
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54% |