The ‘worst' seaside town in Britain
Earlier this week Which? revealed a list of the UK's best beach towns. In a survey of more than 5,000 members, Which? ranked seaside towns across the country for their beach, seafront, scenery, tourist attractions, and peace and quiet.
But as well as unveiling the top spot (that went to Bamburgh in Northumberland), the ranking also named Britain's worst beach town with the lowest ranking.
We're sorry Bangor, but Which? has named you the worst seaside spot in the UK. The Welsh town had an overall score of just 42 percent, with one-star ratings for food and drink, tourist attractions, and shopping. The town in Gwynedd scored two stars for everything else, and was described as 'drab' and 'run down' by survey respondents. However, Bangor did have one saving grace: it was called a good base for visiting the 'fabulous' scenery and coast of North Wales.
We're also not sure we entirely agree with the Which? survey, as Time Out's local experts named Bangor's Garth Pier as one of the best places to visit in North Wales.
Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire was the second-lowest rated town, scoring 46 percent overall and one star for scenery, tourist attractions and food and drink. However, Mablethorpe scored a solid three stars for its beaches. Other traditional seaside towns also did poorly, with Great Yarmouth, Blackpool, Clacton-on-Sea, Skegness, Bognor Regis and Southend all among the lowest rated beach resorts.
Fancy a trip to the seaside yourself (but maybe not to Bangor)? Here's our guide to the prettiest coastal towns in the UK.
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