As I always knew, my hometown of Bournemouth has the best beach in the UK. Harry Ramsdens, a surf reef that doesn't work, a grotty pier where I got headbutted as an innocent 15 year old and the shittest nightclub on the planet, cannot take away from the FACT that the sand is the best and Leilani Dowding and her sister sunbathed there.
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2018/feb/21/tripadvisor-crowns-bournemouth-beach-as-the-uk-best
screw you Northumberland, screw you.
Can anyone dare to suggest otherwise?
Nope Bournemouth is the only place people should go for a beach.
Sounds great everyone head there
I live near Bournemouth and agree. Keep all the tests in one place, in a ideal world I would make somewhere in Essex no 1. To reduce the traffic.
Bournemouth is the right location for all beach holidays, just get the council to remove all the double yellow lines, parking ticket machines and make Sandbanks into a two way road with free parking.
Fixed..
About 4-5 years ago, I had a first date on Bournemouth beach.. she brought quiche, strawberries and fresh orange juice.
Was nice. So it gets my vote.
I agree. Bournemouth is far better than Northumberland. Everybody go to Bournemouth. Northumberland is rubbish. Nobody should come here. Erm, I mean *there*.
And Brighton beach made the list in 4th place in the UK. Is this the same Brighton beach that I've seen – you know, the one that is a big mound of pebbles? Or is there another, nice, Brighton beach which is hidden from general view?
In other news, most tedious joke in UK also confirmed.
Yes, but it's in Australia.
Or is there another, nice, Brighton beach which is hidden from general view?
There is a beach in Brighton, hidden from general view, you should check it out and let us know what you see!
The best beach in the UK is in Australia?
They've obviously never been to Port Glesga.
They’ve obviously never been to anywhere other than Bournemouth.
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Nope Bournemouth is the only place people should go for a beach.
Hmm, yesss, sponge is cunning. Sponge wants his precious all to himselvesies.
It's not even the nicest beach in Dorset!
It's tripadvisor, their rankings for beaches are likely to be as ****ed as their rankings for everything else.
I've been to a few on that list.. and Yes, Bournemouth is the best the UK has to offer..(?)
Jam Bo, love that place. Chips at the Galleon after a surf.
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Hmm, yesss, sponge is cunning. Sponge wants his precious all to himselvesies.
Sponge hilarious.
Jam Bo, love that place. Chips at the Galleon after a surf.
thinking about it, I've never done anything but park and surf at polzy. its only 40 mins from home so I dont tend to hang around.
Thinking about it, I’ve never done anything but park and surf at polzy. its only 40 mins from home so I dont tend to hang around.
Lovely when it's warm and nice weather, so no wonder you haven't been tempted. That's a week in a year probability.
Plus if you're local you must be spoilt for choice anyway.
can't see Leilani Dowding in any of these sunset pics.
Sounds great everyone head there
Yeah, and stay away from Arisaig, cos it's crap
@nobeer
Ho, wee man, you looking at ma ****in beach, ya bas?
BigBut shhhhh!
Drac, ok, I won't mention this either
I'm 48 and I genuinely have no idea where Bournemouth is, apart from vaguely down south somewhere.
Is it nice then?
Hahaha! BigButt.
It’s lovely Rusty it scored well on Tripadvisor.
It's a good idea to stay away from Horgabost Beach in Harris too.
It's often rammed with people like in this pic...
oh no, I couldn't stand that, it looks almost as bad as
That’s awful no pier, chip shops or novelty rock and hat shops insight.
Born in Blackpool live in Brighton, beach not quite as good but the city itself is a tiny bit nicer.
I agree, that pebbly beach is far better than the last few and indeed this one I visited at peak time in 2016...it was desperate.
Nice beaches posted there, but I see no surf...
Do they ever get surf?
Looking at google maps none seem to be on any Swell routes...
And do they ever get warm ? Or are we talking balmy 12C temps...?
West Coast of Scotland the temps get pretty warm yes.
Born in Blackpool live in Brighton, beach not quite as good but the city itself is a tiny bit nicer.
Nah, Blackpool is far better than Brighton - a much classier town; built for the discerning traveller, with sophistication in abundance. It is only bettered by S****horpe. Or Redcar (don't forget to try a Lemon Top from Pacittos).
That'll be because of The Bournemouth Supremacy
Man o' War Beach clearly has the best name.
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"And do they ever get warm ? Or are we talking balmy 12C temps…?"
Asks someone who's never heard of the Gulf stream (not the aircraft)
bikebouyMember
Nice beaches posted there, but I see no surf…Do they ever get surf?
Looking at google maps none seem to be on any Swell routes…
And do they ever get warm ? Or are we talking balmy 12C temps…?
MTFU and get in the (North) Sea.
Saltburn
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You should all avoid it, it's horrible, you can't even fat bike all the way from Redcar to Skinningrove at low tide.
You should all avoid it
Saltburn? With pleasure...
a phallic pier. I'm there
Can anyone get within 50 miles of this one? Not in Dorset or Northumberland
Saunton was robbed.
Mind you, it is only Trip Advisor and the top rated restaurant in our town according to them is a kebab van in B&Q carpark.
They're probably right though.
I surf Saltburn a lot, I reckon it’s one of the best beaches for a dabble and chips.. the slab at Redcar is also good on its day, but you have to watch the shallow suck..
I’d be interested to hear about the west coast Scotland, some of the beaches posted earlier look amazing.
Drac
West Coast of Scotland the temps get pretty warm yes.
I remember the heatwave when the thermometer cracked double digits.
Luckily the Force 10 breeze kept the midgies down or it would have been hell.
Dovebiker - Mangarstadh
West sands - St. Andrews. Done.
Dovebiker - Dale?
Harris beaches are the best in the world ..and on a good day the best in the universe ..
Bournemouth comes a close second though ..so I would just stay down there 😉
Lived in Bournemouth for first 20 years of my life and the beaches have always been great. Not just the quality but the quantity as they go from studland all the way past Christchurch.
However the people weren't quite bitter or racist enough so I had to move to the New Forest
Beach is Port Stoth, at the Butt of Lewis
I could kinda see the argument that Bournemouth beach is a good "beach".
In that its probably the warmest but still very sandy beach in the UK, and it goes on and on so there is plenty of beach there.
The problem is Bournemouth has been built right next to it, which kinda ruins it.
The Concrete supports for the pier jetty are proper ugly.
If you had came at the start of the Victorian era when the area was less developed it would have been really cool.
I have no idea why Brighton beach is on the list, its a terrible beach all round.
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<div class="bbp-reply-content">West Coast of Scotland the temps get pretty warm yes.
Oh yes, a balmy 25 deg C for 2 days a year......
