Stay In Cornwall has done some research naming the top 10 UK coastlines and Dorset made the list.

The holiday cottage company reviewed all of the UK’s coastlines to find the data. It collected the data during autumn 2021.

Every coastline received scores on factors such as how many awards it has, the number of Instagram hashtags, how many national parks it has and its coast path length.

The data was ranked and determined the top 10 best UK coastlines which includes Dorset, Cumbria and Sussex with Devon taking the top spot.

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Top 10 best UK coastlines

Here are the top 10 best UK coastlines, according to Stay In Cornwall.

  1. Devon
  2. Hampshire
  3. Cornwall
  4. Highland
  5. Kent & Pembrokeshire
  6. Cumbria
  7. Norfolk
  8. Sussex
  9. Dorset
  10. Gwynedd

Shannon Keary, PR & Communications Manager at Stay In Cornwall, commented: “We have had our hearts and minds opened up to the amazing places to visit we have right here in the UK. We thought this research could help those in search of some coastal inspiration for a UK holiday in 2022.

“The data has been really fascinating to analyse, and it’s great to see much-loved Cornwall has made the top 10 alongside so many other gorgeous places.”