{"id":358799,"date":"2025-08-20T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/358799\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T07:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:00:16","slug":"i-visited-uks-worst-beach-here-in-merseyside-and-i-was-absolutely-furious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/358799\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I visited UK’s worst beach here in Merseyside and I was absolutely furious’"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Brighton was ranked within the worst 20 seaside towns in the UK according to a Which? survey but one Liverpool journalist was not impressed\"OverlookingNew Brighton was among the worst in the country on the UK consumer champion Which? survey(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

A journalist from Liverpool has hit back at a Which? survey that placed a seaside town<\/a> in her area among the bottom 20 in the country.<\/p>\n

The consumer champion’s survey ranked New Brighton<\/a> as one of the least appealing seaside destinations in the UK, based on the experiences of over 3,800 people who visited various coastal towns in the past year.<\/p>\n

The survey asked participants to rate their experiences<\/a> based on several factors, including the quality of the beaches, scenery, food and drink options, accommodation, tourist attractions, and value for money.<\/p>\n

As a result, Which? compiled a top 20 and bottom 20 list, with New Brighton featuring among the worst alongside Bognor Regis, Southend-on-Sea, and Blackpool.<\/p>\n

Emilia Bona, content editor for the Liverpool Echo, decided to visit the Wirral-based town herself to see if it was as bad as the survey suggested, before ardently defending New Brighton, which had only managed an overall score of 52%, reports the Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"TheNew Brighton Beach is a popular place for locals(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Emilia said: “Honestly, my visit to New Brighton this week left me furious that it could ever be scored so poorly – especially in the categories of scenery, food and drink and shopping options. The views are fantastic, it’s a classic coastal town with all the elements you could ever want from a traditional British seaside destination.<\/p>\n

“The tide was in when I visited the town, and the views were dramatic, industrial and exactly the sort of seaside vista I enjoy.<\/p>\n

“New Brighton’s outlook might not be to everyone’s tastes, but I think the scenery is provided with a real character thanks to the presence of the shipbuilding yards and cargo ships that form part of the view, in addition to the lighthouse and crashing waves.”<\/p>\n

\"VictoriaA historical photograph of the town(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

The writer went on to say she had been to the location numerous times before and dismissed the survey’s conclusions.<\/p>\n

Emilia heaped praise on the area, saying: “I’ve seen my fair share of faded, struggling and depressing seaside towns – New Brighton is not one of them. Every shop, cafe and restaurant I popped into was buzzing with people and had a warm familiarity once you stepped inside.”<\/p>\n

She also highlighted the abundance of independent retailers, street art, local boozers and attractions available in the New Brighton area.<\/p>\n

The writer’s ultimate verdict on the coastal resort was one of outrage at such an unjust ranking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Brighton was ranked within the worst 20 seaside towns in the UK according to a Which? survey…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358800,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,179,2647,14422,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-358799","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-new-brighton","13":"tag-things-to-do-liverpool","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115059807547541497","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}