10 Seaside favourites

AYR

For generations a sunny day meant the beach at Ayr to enjoy the sea air. Now families also love the Seafront play park.

MORECAMBE

Kids will love the mini-golf and beach, while oldies can get nostalgic beside the Eric Morecambe statue.

BRIGHTON

The king of cool when it comes to seaside resorts, hip and trendy just like the fashionable Lanes you can happily get lost in.

WHITBY

With its iconic Abbey, bustling harbour and award-winning chippies, this Yorkshire resort marries old and new beautifully.

TORQUAY

Unlike Fawlty Towers, you can expect good service from the hotels in this much-changed English Riviera favourite.

SCARBOROUGH

Blackpool’s east coast rival with contrasting bays, one with neon-lit amusements, the other quieter with smart apartments.

MARGATE

The reopening of Dreamland, the UK’s oldest pleasure park, has revitalised the fortunes of this old Victorian favourite.

BOURNEMOUTH

Booming Bournemouth is on the up and so can you be – on one of the new attractions, the pier-to-shore zipline.

WOOLACOMBE

Voted the UK’s best beach, this is a fabulous sandy haven you can take in on a leisurely horse (not donkey!) ride.

SKEGNESS

Home to the original Butlins, you can still get sticks of rock and also enjoy modern attractions such as the smart aquarium.