WEYMOUTH Beach has been praised as one of the UK’s best beaches.

It has been placed seventh in the 25 best UK beaches according to tourism website TripAdvisor and been given a Travellers’ Choice Award 2013.

Users of TripAdvisor are invited to leave reviews of places they have visited. Visitors to Weymouth, who have left reviews on the website, have also ranked the beach as the number one attraction in Weymouth and Portland out of 22 listed attractions on TripAdvisor.

Weymouth Beach is managed by Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and the authority’s tourism and culture spokesman Ian Bruce said: “Weymouth Beach is a fantastic asset and one of the crown jewels in the borough.

“The beach has won many awards such as the Seaside Award 2013 from Keep Britain Tidy and recognition from TripAdvisor is great news.

“A trip to Weymouth is not complete without a visit to our glorious beach.”