Coastal towns: Seaside town near Nottinghamshire named as one of the UK’s best coastal resorts for summer

A seaside town just over 30 miles away from Nottinghamshire has been named as one of the top seaside destinations in the UK to visit this summer.

Research by VSO has ranked the top 20 coastal resorts across the country for a summer day trip.

In order to rank the best seaside resorts, researchers analysed a variety of metrics including beach review scores, number of restaurants and Airbnb prices per week.

These were then used to create an average ‘seaside resort score’ for each destination.

The research determined that Brighton is the number one coastal resort to visit this summer, boasting an average seaside resort score of 8.23/10.

The East Sussex city boasted the most restaurants (907), cafes (112), and things to do (674) compared to all seaside resorts analysed.

Skegness named as one of the UK’s best coastal resorts in the UK for summer

The town of Skegness, just over the border in Lincolnshire, was found to be the 12th-best coastal resort in the UK for summer visitors.

Located 2 hours and 20 minutes from Nottingham and 1 hour and 30 minutes from Newark, Skegness was named above other popular seaside spots such as Torquay and Weymouth.

The town earned a seaside resort score of 4.21.

Here’s how researchers reached that final number:

Average temperature in summer: 15.8C

Beach review score: 4/5

Number of restaurants: 149

Number of cafes: 18

Number of bars: 10

Average cost of a week in an Airbnb: £709

Number of things to do: 107