Llandudno ranked as one of the UK's best seaside resorts

From building sandcastles to enjoying fish and chips, exploring piers and paddling in the sea – there’s plenty to enjoy at the seaside. And with summertime quickly approaching (21st June), where are the best seaside locations?

To find out, VSO has analysed and ranked 29 of the UK’s most popular seaside resorts using a variety of metrics, including beach review scores, number of restaurants, number of cafes, the number of things to do, Airbnb pricing per week and average summer temperatures.

Llandudno is home to one of the most popular seaside resorts in the UK

Rank	Seaside Resort	Avg. temp in summer °C	Beach review score	No. of restaurants	No. of cafes	No. of bars	Avg. cost of an Airbnb	Number of things to do	Seaside resort score
1	Brighton	16.2	3.8	907	112	53	£850	674	8.23
2	Swansea	15.1	5.0	526	59	29	£732	328	6.46
3	Bournemouth	16.7	4.0	561	67	19	£790	331	6.17
4	Blackpool	15.3	4.0	512	42	35	£680	402	6.14
5	Hastings	16.8	4.0	294	33	15	£824	189	4.89
6	Poole	16.6	4.0	251	47	12	£848	211	4.80
7	Southend-on-Sea	17.1	3.0	581	41	17	£938	262	4.71
8	Eastbourne	16.3	4.0	298	46	7	£825	183	4.66
9	Worthing	16.4	4.0	299	28	11	£823	143	4.48
10	Folkestone	16.6	4.0	160	29	4	£831	204	4.31
11	Great yarmouth	16.2	3.0	274	23	14	£702	187	4.26
12	Skegness	15.8	4.0	149	18	10	£709	107	4.21
13	Southport	15.4	3.0	280	21	31	£748	204	4.20
14	Weymouth	16.1	3.8	175	21	9	£822	183	4.01
15	Torquay	16.0	3.0	241	21	11	£818	185	3.63
16	Weston super mare	16.2	3.0	197	16	6	£748	132	3.58
17	Margate	16.9	3.8	113	13	9	£1,034	210	3.44
18	Bridlington	14.9	3.8	142	21	9	£817	100	3.30
19	Whitby	14.3	4.0	138	28	13	£851	135	3.28
20	Whitstable	16.9	3.5	90	15	2	£957	141	3.22
21	Scarborough	14.9	3.0	268	32	16	£929	215	3.09
22	Tenby	15.5	4.0	79	6	4	£872	96	3.07
23	Burnham-on-Sea	16.2	3.0	51	6	1	£752	33	2.91
24	Aberystwyth	14.7	4.0	78	7	5	£843	88	2.87
25	Barry	15.9	3.3	93	17	4	£945	65	2.62
26	Bognor regis	16.4	3.0	125	9	6	£949	62	2.62
27	Llandudno	14.1	3.0	148	20	5	£819	196	2.53
28	Lyme regis	16.0	3.3	46	6	2	£930	63	2.45
29	Morecambe	14.4	3.0	52	7	3	£831	65	2.00

Key highlights from the study:

Llandudno is crowned among the most popular seaside resorts in the UK with an average temperature of 14.1 °C in summer, 148 restaurants, 196 things to do and an average cost of an Airbnb at £819.
Brighton has been crowned the best seaside resort in the UK. It boasts the most restaurants (907), cafes (112), and things to do (674) compared to all seaside resorts analysed.
Data crowns Blackpool as the most affordable seaside resort, with the average cost of an Airbnb for a week at £680. This is followed by Swansea, with an Airbnb costing £732 for one week.
For sunseekers, research reveals Hastings on the southeast coast is the warmest town in the summer months, where you’ll experience an average of 16.8°C.

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Llandudno ranked as one of the UK’s best seaside resorts