UK’s 10 favourite seaside places as spot that 'hasn't changed in 65 years' tops list

The UK is home to over 1,500 beaches, with some seeing hundreds, if not thousands, of visitors everyday.

And while some seaside have remained untouched for those looking for a relaxing day in nature, others have been transformed with piers, arcades, and other attractions for thrill-seekers and family's looking for fun days outs.

The Seaside Heritage Network has now announced its Bucket and Spade List of the Top Ten favourite seaside places and experiences, with one location that's "quintessentially seaside" taking the top spot, as voted for by the public.

In at number one is New Palace and Adventureland in New Brighton. Reacting to this win, David Wilkie, owner and manager of the New Palace and Adventureland said: "All the fun of the fair is one phrase that reflects the Wilkie family's commitment and dedication to providing New Brighton with an unforgettable attraction.

"To be awarded first place in the Seaside Heritage Network Bucket and Spade list is the icing on the cake - not only for the resort's tourism - past, present and future - but for all the generations who have taken the Palace to their hearts."

Voters were also complimentary of the attraction, with one commenting: "I have been visiting the New Palace since I was 5yrs old & now take my grandchildren who love it, the building is iconic & very little has changed in 65 years it is part of New Brighton’s heritage."

While another added: "From an era when New Brighton was the place to be seen. It has everything quintessentially seaside, amusements, ice cream, beach ware, cafés, candyfloss."

New Brighton was closely followed in second place by Ventnor Paddling Pool, Isle of Wight, with voters once again praising its longevity.

One wrote: "I first enjoyed this pool in the 60s and it is still as popular as ever. Free and well used whatever the weather with Ventnor beach just yards away."

And a second commented: "It’s so place specific and gives everyone who sees it or better still paddles in it a sense of local geography that jogs memories."

Bucket and Spade's list of the Top Ten favourite seaside places and experiences

1. New Palace and Adventureland, New Brighton
2. Ventnor Paddling Pool, Isle of Wight
3. Grand Pier, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
4. St Annes Beach Huts, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
5. Leas Lift, Folkestone, Kent
6. Punch & Judy booth, Swanage
7. Cleethorpes Lakeside Area, Lincolnshire
8. Showtown Museum, Blackpool
9. Grand Hotel, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
10. Great Orme Tramway & Goats, Llandudno, Conwy