24 of the UK's poshest seaside towns – and how to vis

24 of the UK's poshest seaside towns – and how to visit in style
We reveal the secret coastal spots that those in the know head for eating, swimming, surfing and entertaining the children
18 July 2021 • 6:00am
From cosy crab shops to pristine beaches, these are the places to head this summer
Credit: Alamy Images / Getty Images / Tory McTernan
Not going abroad this year? Fear not: we’ve compiled the ultimate guide to enjoying the great British seaside in style this year. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution and HM Coastguard are braced for their busiest ever summer, with research showing that 30 million people plan to head to the UK coast. It may serve you well to avoid the more obvious destinations. Last year, visitors flocked en masse to the likes of Durdle Door and Bournemouth. 

Related Keywords

Calshot , Hampshire , United Kingdom , Upton , Georgia , United States , Loch Fyne , Argyll And Bute , Brazil , New Forest , Limpopo , South Africa , Whitstable , Kent , Anstruther , Fife , Mexico , Roseland , New York , Cowes , Isle Of Wight , Cadland , Salcombe , Devon , Kettleness , North Yorkshire , Finland , Lake District National Park , Cumbria , Pembrokeshire , Kintyre , Lindisfarne , Tasmania , Australia , Inver , Aberdeenshire , Glasgow , Glasgow City , Milan , Lombardia , Italy , Northumberland , Runswick Bay , Cley Next The Sea , Norfolk , Sussex , East Sussex , Exbury , London , City Of , Lyme Regis , Dorset , Scilly , Cork , Ireland , France , Morecambe Bay , Billow Ness , Gloucestershire , Arundel , West Sussex , Paris , France General , Mull Of Kintyre , West Wittering , Jaipur , Rajasthan , India , Ethiopia , Clovelly , Penzance , Cornwall , , Birkdale , Queensland , Beaulieu River , Burgh Island , Fish House , Welcombe , Charlestown , Burnham Market , Pancras , Farne Islands , Boston , Massachusetts , Southport , Sefton , Brownsea Island , Bali , Georgia General , Campbeltown , Ilminster , Somerset , Biarritz , Aquitaine , Staithes , Saint Laurent , Pays De La Loire , Walberswick , Suffolk , Holkham , Australian , Scotland , French , Brazilian , British , Finnish , Britain , South African , Georgian , Ethiopian , Irish , Roy Horgan , Savannah Miller , Tom Helme , Sarah Beeny , James Seymour , Anmer Hall , Marcus Wareing , Mark Hix , Fiona Drummond , Jimmy Choo , Timothy Byng , Kelly Hoppen , Liya Kebede , Charlie Wood , Alice Temperley , Hurst Castle , Tenby Castle , Anya Hindmarch , Jonathan Daniel Pryce , Brancaster Staithe , Henry James , Marcus Belgravia , Liz Earle , Glen Scotia , Jason Lloyd Evans , Angela Scanlon , Henrietta Hatta Byng , Hatta Byng , Lisa Ephson , Laurent Soulet , Monica Vinader , Tabitha Webb , Ruslan Baginskiy , Cambridge Norfolk , Lisa Snowdon , Bamburgh Castle , Natasha Corrett , Nick Zoll , Sea Fox , Gilbert Scott , Instagram , Fendi , Staithes Group , Land Rover , British Blanket Company , Business Pleasure Co , Greenpeace , Tenby Museum , Claire , St Pancras Renaissance Hotel , Durham University , Royal Birkdale Golf Club , Forest Paddle Sport Company , Forest National Park , Royal Hotel , Royal National Lifeboat Institution , Dolce Gabbana , Durdle Door , Welcombe Mouth Beach , Welcombe Mouth , Old Smithy Inn , Ashlett Creek , Cadland Estate , South Coast , New Forest Paddle Sport Company , Jolly Sailor , Hon Henrietta , Cleveland Way , Shore Cottage , Carskiey Bay , Inver Restaurant , Kintyre Smokehouse , Hayling Island , Lamb Inn , Jurassic Coast , Anchor Inn , Farm Shop , Porthcurnick Beach , Home Made , Roseland Peninsula , Hidden Hut , Boyeeghter Bay , County Donegal , Shraigh Beach , County Mayo , East Neuk , Prince William , Anstruther Boathouse , Ship Inn ,