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Top 10 Coastal Towns in the UK 2026
From the Gothic clifftop ruins that inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula in Whitby to the fossil-strewn shoreline of Lyme Regis where Jane Austen set Persuasion, Britain's coast is dotted with towns that have shaped as much culture as scenery. Cornwall's St Ives pairs golden beaches with the Tate and the Barbara Hepworth Museum, Tobermory's harbour lent its colours to the children's show Balamory, and Staithes still trades on being the fishing village where Captain Cook served his apprenticeship. This list rounds up ten of the UK's most characterful seaside towns, from walled Pembrokeshire Tenby to Skye's harbourfront capital, Portree.
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