Discovering the Most Famous UK Seaside Resorts

It is not until the late 19th century and thefamily regularly spent their summer holidays in
expansion of the UK railway network, followingtheir holiday home.
the Industrial Revolution, that seaside resortsOn the English side of the Severn Bridge, on the
started to boom. It is typically the case ofNorth Atlantic coast of Cornwall lays Newquay.
Northern seaside towns like Blackpool,Often dubbed as the "Blackpool of the West
Scarborough and Bridlington that saw day-trippersCountry", Newquay is renown for its party culture
from northern mill towns such as Sheffield, Leedsas it is particularly popular amongst hen and stag
and Manchester fill their guesthouses, stroll alongparties. However, unlike Blackpool and other more
their promenades, and have picnic on their"traditional" seaside resorts, Newquay was
beaches. This trend did not just stop to Northernestablished in sections throughout the 20th
towns it also spread south to towns like Brighton,century. Its rise to popularity came during the late
Bournemouth and Newquay. These seaside towns1960's thanks to the favourable surfing conditions
are still popular amongst day trippers nowadays,it offers. Newquay has therefore become a
particularly during the summer holiday period.popular surfing spot; particularly during the
Located in the North West of England, Blackpoolsummer holiday period when the population rises
lies on the Irish Sea coast. It rose to popularityfrom 22,000 to 100,000.
with the expansion of the UK railway networkLocated on the English Channel Coast,
when mill workers from surrounding towns likeBournemouth is another town that rose to
Manchester and Liverpool came there to spendpopularity thanks to ideal surfing conditions. It was
Wake Week, which was a week during which allfounded in 1810 and first became recognised as a
the cotton mills would close. It later developed intotown in 1870. Its proximity to the Jurassic Coast
a prized summerbreak destination with reputedlyand Poole Bay has turned Bournemouth into a
still has more hotels and B&B beds than the wholeprized summer holiday destination.
of Portugal. Like many other Nothern seasideFurther along the coast, located in East-Sussex,
towns, Blackpool remains popular for its beach, itslays Brighton. It first rose to popularity amongst
promenade and its amusement arcades. This isday-trippers with the arrival of the railway in 1841,
particularly the case during the summer holidaywho were able to travel down from London for a
period when it becomes a popular destinationsshort summerbreak. The seafront, which offers a
amongst families.wide variety of restaurants, bars and beaches, is
Further, down the coast Irish Sea coast, on theparticularly popular during the school summer
other side of the river Mersey lays Llandudno. Likeholidays due to its proximity to London. Brighton is
many other UK seaside resorts, its rise toalso famous for its West Pier, which is one of the
popularity came during the 19th century with theonly GradeI listed piers in the UK; however, it has
development of the railway network. Llandudno isbeen awaiting renovation work since 1975
also the largest seaside resort in Wales and isbecause of continual setbacks that include the
thusfor dubbed as the "Queen of the Welshtwo fires that further damaged the pier in 2003.
Resorts" another reason behind this nicknamePlans for a new landmark in its place, the I-360, a
could be the town's reputation forVictorain183m observation tower designed by London Eye
Extrvaganza. Llandudno is also famous for beingarchitects, Mark Barfield. The construction of the
mentioned in Lewis Caroll's novel Alice Inproject began in early 2007 and the observation
Wonderland as it where the "real Alice" and hertower is due to open during spring 2010.