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The Turner Contemporary glints proudly on the seafront, a beacon for the town's arty vibe, and Dreamland amusement park has reopened its doors for traditional fairground fun. Where the River Mersey becomes the Irish Sea, and industrial Liverpool softens to leafy, suburban Merseyside, there’s a town called Crosby, home to some 50,000 people – and one hundred iron men.

For cottage stays: The pretty Holiday Home Tigh na Dalach is every inch the traditional Highland cottage right down to its cosy bedrooms, woodburning stove and sweet garden. Where to eat Eat fish at tables by the sea along Playa de Bajo de Guía – try arroz con bogavante (rice with lobster) at Casa Bigote (mains €15), or in tapas form at the lively Casa Balbino.

For off-beat stays: The Duirinish Pods cleverly conceal a surprising amount of space in their cute design, they even include their own private hot tubs. The pier was once the third-longest in the country but these days its seaward end is an island of iron marooned in the Thames estuary. Its landward end, however, has been revived, with beach hut-style retail and craft units, and its railings yarn-bombed with a joyful parade of nautical knits. The Oyster and Chop House on the High Street specialises in locally caught lobster, or for a touch of London-on-sea, try the Herne Bay Traditional Pie and Mash (72 Central Parade). This relative trend continued until the beginning of July with no further apparent shift towards coastal towns happening during May or June. From early July, however, a trend towards increased population in seaside towns and coastal towns relative to other towns became apparent. Both small seaside towns and large seaside towns witnessed sharp relative increases in population density in comparison to non-coastal towns. This trend was most distinct during July and August, but it also continued through September.

In fact, this "jewel of the highlands" is a great place to visit as part of a larger Highland road trip through the Isle of Skye, Loch Ness and Edinburgh.For luxury stays: Five-star guest house, The Relish, is a short walk from the sea and offers elegant rooms with views over Augusta Gardens. This article provides data and analysis on 169 coastal towns in England and Wales covering a range of economic, health and demography topics. The coastal towns examined in this output are a subset of the 1,186 towns examined in the 2019 Office for National Statistics (ONS) article, Understanding towns in England and Wales: an introduction.

For budget stays: Portree Pod is a one bedroom, one bathroom chalet/cabin with a private patio and sea views from the garden.Where to stay• For beachy stays: Minutes from the beach and only a short drive to Whitby, Victoria Hotel is a traditional British seaside hotel right down to its stunning seaside views. The Bottle Room a short walk away on Lord Street is a cosy craft beer haven with live music every weekend, while A Great Little Place behind the Town Hall combines the warm glow of good food with the warm glow of a social enterprise helping people with autism. A cumberland sausage bap with beer-braised apples and mushrooms is filling for around a fiver. Take a stroll along The Leas, the town’s clifftop promenade overlooking the sandy beach which was landscaped in Victorian times, at the height of Folkestone’s popularity. Not so much a functioning town as a semi-fictional village, Portmeirion is unlike anywhere else in Britain. But it's not all about the old in Hastings. The town's new pier opened in 2016, after the previous one was ravaged by fire, and gave the town a fresh lease of life.