Best seaside location in England/Wales?

Bleek · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:30

Any experience of really nice seaside locations in travelling distance from the midlands?

That's a pretty open ended question I know but I'd prefer upmarket, nice beach, nice area, potentially sunny in a few weeks (I know I'm pushing my luck).

So, no suggestions of Skegness or Blackpool please.

Sp00n · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:31

Sunny in a few weeks? Nowhere.

My fab spot is sandbanks personally.

'Wes · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:33

Weston?

territt · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:34

Margate? Ramsgate? Southend on sea?

neil3k · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:42

scarborough

spicypixel · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:42

territt said:
Margate? Ramsgate? Southend on sea?

Margate is fantastic.

TMP · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:43

Torbados!

on second thought, if Cornwall isn't to far there are plenty of nice places, Bude comes to mind.

regulus · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:48

territt said:
Margate? Ramsgate? Southend on sea?

Dump, dump and dump.

Try Bournemouth or Devon. Rest of the country's seaside's are holes.

territt · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:49

regulus said:
Dump, dump and dump.

Try Bournemouth or Devon. Rest of the country's seaside's are holes.

Margate has a nice beach, Ramsgate has a great beach, good bars/cafes along the front,

whats wrong with them?

flibbage0 · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:50

territt said:
Margate has a nice beach, Ramsgate has a great beach, good bars/cafes along the front,

whats wrong with them?

you will realise the difference when you go to Bournemouth

JBuk · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:51

Silloth

territt · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:51

flibbage0 said:
you will realise the difference when you go to Bournemouth

Ive been to Bournemouth many times, It was ok, nothing great, I just dont see why you think its so great?

ojrules · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:52

dullas bay beach in angleseye is a gem... you won't find anyone there.. although its fairly hard to get to... or the gower for somewhere more populated, and go to Verdi's ice cream parlour/restaurant- my family has been known to go there just for the day, and we live in the midlands aswell

Kawolski · 7 Sep 2010 at 17:53

TMP said:
Torbados!

I live there.

Alternatively you won't go far wrong with Devon/Cornwall.

regulus · 7 Sep 2010 at 18:00

territt said:
Margate has a nice beach, Ramsgate has a great beach, good bars/cafes along the front,

whats wrong with them?

If you think that, then somehow I cannot see us agreeing about much. Margate and Ramsgate are well known ****holes. Even the people that live there says so. I'm pretty sure there was a piece in the newspaper a few months ago about how derelict and scummy those places have become. I spent a long time doing contract work through Kent. From Sittingbourne through to Dover and along the coast, Whitstable, Hernebay to Broadstairs. I did not see one place I'd want to spend 3 hours visiting. Ugly beach fronts, boarded shops and cheap tat 'entertainment' venues. It is a shame really. Those places used to be proper Cockney rowdiness, but the last 5-15 years with the rise of budget holidays abroad, people prefer Spain to Margate.

flibbage0 · 7 Sep 2010 at 18:02

regulus said:
Whitstable, .

I love Whitstable, Mr Chips!

Ev0 · 7 Sep 2010 at 18:10

St Ives or Perranporth are nice, avoid Newquay like the plague.

Not too bad here in Torbay either, 3 towns for the price of 1

Minxy · 7 Sep 2010 at 18:29

You can't beat the English Riviera. Torquay has a lot there, beach wise I love Dawlish Warren. Highcliffe beach at Christchurch near Bournemouth is also nice.

willhub · 7 Sep 2010 at 18:30

Whitby.

Nix · 7 Sep 2010 at 18:37

Devon and Cornish coast. Can't go wrong there.