{"id":425443,"date":"2025-09-15T04:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T04:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/425443\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T04:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T04:59:24","slug":"the-uks-most-breathtaking-coastline-revealed-and-it-has-views-to-rival-malibu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/425443\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK’s most breathtaking coastline revealed – and it has ‘views to rival Malibu’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A popular coastal destination has been named the most breathtaking in the UK – and it has stunning views to rival Malibu.<\/p>\n

A new study<\/a>\u00a0by Holidu <\/a>has uncovered 30 of the most-loved seaside towns across the UK – and two Cornish locations have placed\u00a0in the top three.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nearly 70 per cent of Brits even believe the UK’s coastal views easily rival those abroad.<\/p>\n

And more are opting to ditch an international beach break to explore the beauty on their doorstep.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Of the 30 destinations listed,\u00a0St. Ives, Cornwall has taken the top spot as the nation’s favourite coastal location, thanks to its stunning beaches, clear waters, and picturesque harbour.<\/p>\n

Though Malibu is known for its glamour and high-end lifestyle, it’s been said that St. Ives has ‘views to rival’ the Californian coastal city – famous for its golden sands and blue waters.<\/p>\n

In 2022, St Ives was also crowned the happiest place to live in Britain<\/a>,\u00a0scoring highly on several factors such as how much people feel a sense of belonging to their area and whether there is access to green space.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following in second place\u00a0as the UK’s favourite coastal destination is\u00a0Robin Hood’s Bay, in North Yorkshire, while Cornwall’s Padstow came in third, in the study\u00a0by commissioned by\u00a0<\/a><\/a>Haven Holidays<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A popular coastal destination has been named the most breathtaking in the UK – and it has stunning views to rival Malibu (Pictured: St Ives, Cornwall)<\/p>\n

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Of the 30 destinations listed, St. Ives, Cornwall has taken the top spot as the nation’s favourite coastal location, thanks to its stunning beaches, clear waters, and picturesque harbour<\/p>\n

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Can you spot the difference?\u00a0Though Malibu is known for its glamour and high-end lifestyle, the Californian coastal city (left) offers similar views of golden sand shores and turquoise waters to St. Ives (right)<\/p>\n

Located\u00a06 miles south of Whitby on the Yorkshire coast,\u00a0Robin Hood’s Bay is a picturesque fishing village known for its charming cobbled streets, historic atmosphere and beautiful coastal setting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the\u00a0town, civil parish and fishing port of Padstow offers traditional Cornish pubs, beloved fish and chip spots, a farm and a quaint harbour.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ranking fourth is the Isle of Skye’s Portree, famed for its\u00a0distinctive row of colourful buildings by its harbour, followed by Pembrokeshire’s Tenby in fifth place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Simon Palethorpe, CEO at Haven, says the outcome of the survey ‘goes to prove you don’t need to go far from home to get picture postcard views and scenery’.<\/p>\n

He adds: ‘There’s nothing better than starting and ending your day with a sunrise and sunset view over the sea – even more so when it’s on home soil.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Brits are still so surprised by the breathtaking coastline we have in the UK.’<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a new study has found that of the five most-loved seaside destinations across Europe, four are in Britain <\/a>\u2013 with Welsh locations performing particularly well.<\/p>\n

The UK beaches are ranked higher than any of the coasts in popular holiday haunts such as Spain, France and Greece.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Following in second place as the UK’s favourite coastal destination is Robin Hood’s Bay, in North Yorkshire<\/p>\n

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Cornwall’s town, civil parish and fishing port of Padstow came in third place<\/p>\n

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Ranking fourth is the Isle of Skye’s Portree, famed for its distinctive row of colourful buildings by its harbour<\/p>\n

TOP 30 BREATHTAKING UK COASTAL VIEWS\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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  1. St Ives, Cornwall\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. Robin Hood\u2019s Bay, North Yorkshire\u00a0<\/li>\n
  3. Padstow, Cornwall\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. Portree, Isle of Skye\u00a0<\/li>\n
  5. Tenby, Pembrokeshire\u00a0<\/li>\n
  6. Poole, Dorset\u00a0<\/li>\n
  7. Ilfracombe, North Devon\u00a0<\/li>\n
  8. Portmeirion, Gwynedd\u00a0<\/li>\n
  9. Shanklin, Isle of Wight\u00a0<\/li>\n
  10. South Downs\u00a0<\/li>\n
  11. Salcombe, Devon<\/li>\n
  12. Weymouth, Dorset<\/li>\n
  13. Brighton, East Sussex<\/li>\n
  14. Llandudno, Conwy\u00a0<\/li>\n
  15. Bournemouth, Dorset\u00a0<\/li>\n
  16. Hayle, Cornwall\u00a0<\/li>\n
  17. Filey, North Yorkshire\u00a0<\/li>\n
  18. Porthmadog, Gwynedd\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
  19. Southwold, Suffolk\u00a0<\/li>\n
  20. Lydstep, Pembrokeshire\u00a0<\/li>\n
  21. Stromness, Orkney\u00a0<\/li>\n
  22. Berwick, North East\u00a0<\/li>\n
  23. Great Yarmouth<\/li>\n
  24. Lochinver, Sutherland\u00a0<\/li>\n
  25. Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear\u00a0<\/li>\n
  26. Hastings, East Sussex\u00a0<\/li>\n
  27. Whitstable, Kent\u00a0<\/li>\n
  28. Plockton, Ross and Cromarty\u00a0<\/li>\n
  29. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion\u00a0<\/li>\n
  30. Pwhelli, North Wales\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Barafundle Bay Beach in Pembrokeshire was ranked in second place in the analysis from Holidu, an online holiday rental portal.<\/p>\n

    The Welsh bay has a stretch of golden sand and clear water \u2013 it is often compared to a beach in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

    The beach is only accessible via a half-mile walk from the nearest car park, which gives it a true sense of seclusion.<\/p>\n

    Continuing to fly the flag for Britain in third place is the charming Traeth Mwnt on the west coast of Wales, known for its white sand and scenic coastal paths.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A popular coastal destination has been named the most breathtaking in the UK – and it has stunning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,92,393,4884,1144,712,183,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-425443","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-dailymail","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-northern-ireland","15":"tag-scotland","16":"tag-travel","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom","19":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115206551837864334","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425443","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=425443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}