Our second featured seaside visit sees us travel to North Wales to the picturesque town of Llandudno. Before we start though just two things. Firstly: if you missed part 1 about our trip to Morecambe please have a read by clicking here. Secondly just to clear up a few things about Wales as a whole, yes there are a lot of sheep and yes it did rain (hard) while we were there.
A bucket and spade, the crunch in your sandwiches from the sand, having to lick your ice cream so it doesn’t drip all down your hand and narrowly missing out on that soft toy that you’ve paid over the odds for at the arcades. There is something quite unique about a trip to the seaside.
Or at least there was in the 60s and 70s when people flocked to the seaside like migratory birds for their annual holidays. Since then British seasides have become derelict, rundown and abandoned as holiday destinations. As people started going on cheap all-inclusive package holidays to Spain and other European destinations where the sun was guaranteed for less than the cost of a visit the seaside.
In recent years however seaside towns around the coastline have started a renaissance to silence the critics and attract people to their shores once more.
The UK has a lot of fantastic seaside resorts all over the country, and the best thing is that they are mostly very different for a variety of reasons. This map shows what we feel are the UK’s best seaside towns/ resorts and the ones we think are worth a visit.
Continue reading Interactive Map: Looking at the UK’s Best Seaside Towns
This video focuses on Margate’s regeneration in recent years as a result of the Turner Contemporary and Dreamland. Sir Roger Gale MP for North Thanet speaks and there is a look back at Margate in the 1970’s before the package holiday boom.
Continue reading Video: A Focus on Margate’s Regeneration: From Rundown to Retro Paradise
Seaside Pride 