Which UK Beach destination would you live or invest in? Blackpool, Bournemouth or Brighton?

[JCBrown]

Good, Great and AWSOME morning to everyone!

I don't know about you, but when the sun is out and the weather is beautiful it just does something to me especially in the morning.

I'm working from a coffee shop this morning and it's got me thinking ... With a lot of people having the flexibility to work from home and workplaces now embracing that working from home actually has more upside than downside in some respects ... I wanted to ask the question to everyone ....

Would you or HAVE you considered moving closer to your dream location or dream place now that your work-life allows you to?

I have always considered investing in a property in Blackpool because I used to go there as a kid with family and interestingly enough house prices in Blackpool are skyrocketing because of demand!

Am I too late!!!

Let me know your thoughts...

 

[fisicx]

None of them. Great places to visit but I wouldn’t want to live on a beach. Unless it was so isolated the tourists wouldn’t be able to get there.

If I were to invest it would on a lake somewhere.

 

[ctrlbrk]

Never been to Blackpool, but I absolutely love Bournemouth and I like Brighton too.

Where to live is personal preference, whereas where to invest should have some solid analysis behind it.

 

[JCBrown]

Would you say that they are isolated places?

By a lakeside sound like a great idea. Especially the Lake District.

What would be your personal preferences?

 

[japancool]

UK beach destinations just aren't very attractive places. It is beyond me how anyone can lie on a pebble beach.

 

[Deleted member 59730]

I live close to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world but hardly ever visit them. Dog owners have largely ruined the experience for me.

 

[Ian J]

None of them. Great places to visit but I wouldn’t want to live on a beach. Unless it was so isolated the tourists wouldn’t be able to get there.

We moved to the Midlands from Torquay 22 years ago and whilst it was fairly crowded in August it was quite peaceful for the rest of the year. Annoyingly for someone who earns his living from the internet 22 years ago mainstream internet didn't really exist otherwise I would have stayed there

I think that it's changed now and is full of undesirables

 

[The Byre]

when the sun is out and the weather is beautiful it just does something to me especially in the morning.

Stop that or you'll go blind!

Would you or HAVE you considered moving closer to your dream location or dream place now that your work-life allows you to?

I did 20 years ago. I spent two years researching every corner of Planet Earth, looking for the ideal place to set up a lifestyle business after selling my company in Germany. And despite looking at the US West Coast and the South of France and all sorts of other exotic places, I found the ideal place right here in the UK. About 20 miles from an airport, 15 minutes from the coast, low property prices, great infrastructure, friendly and helpful people, open roads with no overcrowding, very good schools and a growing local economy - the ideal place!

I have always considered investing in a property in Blackpool because I used to go there as a kid with family

I would class that as child abuse!

I remember attending a conference there in February and at nine in the morning, I saw two prostitutes working the streets wearing T-shirts and hot pants in the driving sleet, dirty shops with broken rubbish in the windows and poverty everywhere.

If you want a perfect idea of what Blackpool is like, watch the movie 'Funny Bones'. It is not only hilarious, but it shows Blackpool as it really is!

house prices in Blackpool are skyrocketing because of demand!

No - a house is a house. The value of a house does not go up or down (unless you improve it or something similar happens). What is actually happening is that the value of your money is falling through the floor.

After the War, the price of a house was about two years of labour. Today the price of a house is about 20 years of labour.

 

[Mr D]

Blackpool is nice enough, have friends there we used to visit every couple of years.
Wouldn't want to live there. Its changed a lot since childhood.

I do have a few dream locations in mind, none of the 'B' range.

 

[Ian J]

I found the ideal place right here in the UK. About 20 miles from an airport, 15 minutes from the coast,

You're lucky. I am a fish lover and lived in the North East for a number of years with easy access to North Shields fish quay and from there we moved to Torbay about 15 minutes drive to Brixham Harbour.

Our final move was to the West Midlands which is probably as far from the sea that one can get and the only fresh fish is from the local supermarket but unfortunately Sainsbury's idea of fresh fish is a bit different to mine

 

[japancool]

About 20 miles from an airport

This is the most important factor - so you can easily fly somewhere else, preferably outside the UK.

 

[Chris Ashdown]

I have been around the world many times and also around a lot of the UK. the only place that gives a nice sea, beach and not to crowded is Dorset with great countryside as well. due to work moved to Norfolk and now to old to move

 

[JCBrown]

Japancool Come on now! One beach in the UK has left a terrible feeling around your toes?

I think having easy access to the beach or the lake as well as having the local Waitrose or Marks and sparks a stone throw away would be the dream!

If anyone knows where thats possible in the UK please let me know and I will treat you for Christmas

 

[Newchodge]

My grandmother lived in Brighton in the 60's. We went there regularly then, and I loved it and the other places along the coast. If I had to, of those choices, it would be Brighton (I don't like lying on a beach) but it would not be my first choice. I love the area around St Albans, but given absolute choice it would be Carmona in Andalucia.

 

[WaveJumper]

Pendennis Marina Falmouth

 

[Deleted member 59730]

but given absolute choice it would be Carmona in Andalucia.

Not much beach in Carmona!

 

[Deleted member 59730]

You may see an announcement every year of the Blue Flag beaches in the UK. What very few realise is that the only ones considered for the list have a whole lot of facilities which would spoil any decent beach. They also only choose to put forward beaches which can be CHEAPLY reached by the NRA testers.

 

[Frank the Insurance guy]

I would invest in a holiday home near the beach, but wouldn't want to move their permanently.

Happy living where I am, within driving distance of London, the south coast beaches and the Cotswold... Don't have to drive far depending on whether looking some city life or relaxed countryside!

Would love a weekend place to getaway along the dorset or devon coast.

 

[Mark T Jones]

I lived in Eastbourne Marina for a while - it was nice in many ways, but slightly too far from London and a bit backwards

It's hard to beat looking straight out to sea each morning, whatever the weather.

My wife won't live near the sea due to the risk of tsunami, which she assures me is very real.

 

[japancool]

I lived in Eastbourne Marina for a while - it was nice in many ways, but slightly too far from London and a bit backwards

It's hard to beat looking straight out to sea each morning, whatever the weather.

My wife won't live near the sea due to the risk of tsunami, which she assures me is very real.

We had one in 2011.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jun/29/tsunami-cornish-shifting-water-landslide

 

[Newchodge]

Not much beach in Carmona!

A beach isn't a necessity

 

[Mark T Jones]

We had one in 2011.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jun/29/tsunami-cornish-shifting-water-landslide

We'll keep quiet about that one - I'm still not given up

 

[WaveJumper]

I lived in Eastbourne Marina for a while - it was nice in many ways, but slightly too far from London and a bit backwards

It's hard to beat looking straight out to sea each morning, whatever the weather.

My wife won't live near the sea due to the risk of tsunami, which she assures me is very real.

You could of course talk her into buying the penthouse she won't get her feet wet then

 

[WaveJumper]

A beach isn't a necessity

Just a good internet connection

 

[The Byre]

I think having easy access to the beach or the lake as well as having the local Waitrose or Marks and sparks a stone throw away would be the dream!

Define a stone's throw! 5 miles? 12 miles? 20 miles? I can think of many, many areas in the UK that meet those requirements!

 

[Alan]

A stones throw is about 25 metres. It is difficult to find a house / a waitrose / a marks and a beach within 50 meters radius. But is you are prepared to extend that to 250m, I have found you the ideal location.


Southend on Sea

 

[WaveJumper]

A stones throw is about 25 metres. It is difficult to find a house / a waitrose / a marks and a beach within 50 meters radius. But is you are prepared to extend that to 250m, I have found you the ideal location.


Southend on Sea

Thorpe Bay's quite nice ,,,,,,,,,,,,, and there's a boat ramp only a stone throw's away

 

[paulears]

Covid has had a big impact on resorts like Blackpool, which status and socially is very similar to Great Yarmouth, near me. Up to Covid, both were, as holiday destinations dying. Hundreds of B&Bs converted to multiple occupancy because the money from holiday makers was drying up. Covid has meant guest houses and hotels this year are doing very well, and the two towns are looking to be busy. If foreign travel becomes feasible again, I suspect their popularity will slip.

I do know that I would not personally wish to live in either. The South Coast is very different, but of course it's much more expensive. Brighton or Blackpool is not really comparing like with like.

 

[Ian J]

You may see an announcement every year of the Blue Flag beaches in the UK. What very few realise is that the only ones considered for the list have a whole lot of facilities which would spoil any decent beach. They also only choose to put forward beaches which can be CHEAPLY reached by the NRA testers.

When I moved to Newcastle Upon Tyne some 35 years ago my business partner had a huge apartment in Bamburgh castle and I stayed in that for a while.

The castle is right on one of the nicest beaches in the country which was always deserted as Lord Armstrong who owned it at the time wouldn't allow ice cream and burger vendors on it

 

[Mark T Jones]

When I moved to Newcastle Upon Tyne some 35 years ago my business partner had a huge apartment in Bamburgh castle and I stayed in that for a while.

The castle is right on one of the nicest beaches in the country which was always deserted as Lord Armstrong who owned it at the time wouldn't allow ice cream and burger vendors on it

I was there in June - it was actually quite busy - and Holy Island was heaving!

 

[fisicx]

A stones throw is about 25 metres.

I tested this theory and only managed 6 metres. Because a dog caught the stone. Tried again and hit a tree. The next attempt was more successful. I dropped it off a cliff and reached 32 metres.

 

[WaveJumper]

I tested this theory and only managed 6 metres. Because a dog caught the stone. Tried again and hit a tree. The next attempt was more successful. I dropped it off a cliff and reached 32 metres.

Lets hope the dog never tried catching the last one then

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

A stones throw is about 25 metres. It is difficult to find a house / a waitrose / a marks and a beach within 50 meters radius. But is you are prepared to extend that to 250m, I have found you the ideal location.


Southend on Sea

'Sarfend' is seeing a bit of a property price boom and is, I believe, earmarked for some heavy investment.

 

[Alan]

I tested this theory and only managed 6 metres.

I was estimating based on a 7.26kg shot put is easily ( if you are an Olympic Athlete ) thrown 20 metres

 

[Opinion87]

None of the above. Bude is lovely.

 

[Deleted member 335660]

Good, Great and AWSOME morning to everyone!

I don't know about you, but when the sun is out and the weather is beautiful it just does something to me especially in the morning.

I'm working from a coffee shop this morning and it's got me thinking ... With a lot of people having the flexibility to work from home and workplaces now embracing that working from home actually has more upside than downside in some respects ... I wanted to ask the question to everyone ....

Would you or HAVE you considered moving closer to your dream location or dream place now that your work-life allows you to?

I have always considered investing in a property in Blackpool because I used to go there as a kid with family and interestingly enough house prices in Blackpool are skyrocketing because of demand!

Am I too late!!!

Let me know your thoughts...

There is nothing better than living by the sea in my view. I moved from Cambridge down to the Hampshire coast and now live on a Spanish coast.

I would not bother with Bournemouth or Brighton they are both over crowded and expensive. My wife lived in Worthing when I met her and that is on the way up. It is a pretty good London Commuting route.

I recall Hastings is subject to investment too.

 

[Mark T Jones]

I recall Hastings is subject to investment too.

I've been hearing that for 20 years and one day it might happen.

The challenge that Hastings has is that it is virtually impossible to create a decent transport infrastructure to anywhere except France.

 

[AllUpHere]

A stones throw is about 25 metres. It is difficult to find a house / a waitrose / a marks and a beach within 50 meters radius. But is you are prepared to extend that to 250m, I have found you the ideal location.


Southend on Sea

If you can only throw a stone 25m you should find someone who doesn't have a noodle for an arm and extend your search a bit.

 

[Paul Norman]

As an aside, the research here into stone throwing must properly be restricted to those whose houses contain only modest amounts of glass in the construction.

I am just being cautious, that is all.

 

[WaveJumper]

And at what size does the stone become a rock ......... asking for a friend