Best seaside location in England/Wales?

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'm perhaps a little bit of a snob because to me many of those suggestions are not even remotely upmarket!

Perhaps I should have used the term exclusive?
 
Bleek said:
Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'm perhaps a little bit of a snob because to me many of those suggestions are not even remotely upmarket!

Perhaps I should have used the term exclusive?
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I doubt anywhere really upmarket near the sea really exists.. Everyone enjoys the simple life :)

Just avoid Barry Island etc
 
Bleek said:
Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'm perhaps a little bit of a snob because to me many of those suggestions are not even remotely upmarket!

Perhaps I should have used the term exclusive?
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I'd say due to companies offering flights and holidays so cheap abroad these days the UK seaside (resorts) has had to accommodate.

Making prices and availability pretty much in everbodies reach (which is great) just to hang on to all the tourism it can in and out of season.
 
Another vote for north Norfolk. If you want a quiet beach you have Holme next to sea which has no shops just an ice cream van and limited access due to parking so you don't get a overcrowded beach.

Then if you want little British sea side places you have sheringham, cromer, wells and Hunstanton all within a small driving distance. None of which are over commercialised.

We live in Hunstanton and the car is never locked , same for the house. So should give you some idea that it's no rough place.

Though I am slightly biased after moving here from Birmingham.
 
djmc0 said:
Walton-On-The-Naze... Not really but I have awesome memories as kid there. The sea water their is actually pretty clean there for Essex.
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Probably not the best beach in the UK as far as natural beauty is concerned but the beaches just south of WoN, nearer Frinton-on-Sea are lovely. Golden sands, cliff edges and normally very peaceful. Great for taking the kids. Sea can get a bit rough at times.

Our camping meet in Pembrookshire (a few years ago now) took us to a nice beach. I've got no idea where it was though.
 
Jimmeh said:
I went to University in Bournemouth. It was great during the week, but come the weekend the place got full of thugs looking for trouble. Stag dos appear to be the order of the day too.
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I notice this a lot, even more so over the summer as i've stayed here (luckily I work in a pub where large single sex groups aren't allowed!)

Bournemouth has a nice beach, and the town centre is alright. The only other place I really know along the coast is Brighton, the beach isn't as picture-esque as Bournemouth or Sandbanks as it's a pebble beach, but it's still cool and the city centre is much more interesting.
 
Abersoch is quite nice, probably doesn't meet the criteria of upmarket but lovely couple of beaches.

However chance of sun at this time of the year isn't great, in reality you are probably looking at the south coast for that.
 
If we're going exclusive, then the Isles of Scilly.

Crystal clear waters, white sand beaches, and an higher class of visitor to ensure you don't get those screaming kids and chavvy families!

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if you want exclusive and snobby then bexhill in sussex. just spent a week in pevensey, bex hill is very posh.

dont go up the road to hastings as its an utter dive.

how ever millionaires row in sandbanks in poole is our favourite place to go.



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eatcustard said:
We dont do exclusive seasides in the UK.

lower your sNOBbishness, otherwise go out of the UK
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How about when you're not in possession of all the facts, you lower your opinion? Nob, indeed.

There are quite a number of legitimate reasons for my request of 'up-market' and 'exclusive' none of which make me a 'nob'.
 
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