Touring caravan holidaymakers looking to catch some sun this summer may be glad to learn that the beaches of the south west have dominated a recent survey to find the UK’s best sandy coastal spots. TripAdvisor’s poll found that St Ives was the best beach in the UK, as voted for by the website’s users, followed by its Cornwall neighbour Newquay.
Other top reasons to go west on your caravan holiday include the beaches at Bournemouth and Weymouth, as the Devon tourist hotspots came third and fourth respectively.
But it was St Ives that took the biggest plaudits, as the seaside town even made it into the top ten beaches in Europe, beating off several foreign hotspots in the process.
Emma O’Boyle, TripAdvisor spokeswoman, said: “Vast numbers of Brits jet off to traditional Mediterranean beaches every year, yet a British beach resort has out-classed all its Spanish, French and Italian counterparts in the awards.”
