Bournemouth Beach Tops Awards
21 February 2018
Bournemouth beach came in at number one in the top ten UK beaches according to TripAdvisor users in their annual Travellers' Choice awards and also ranked as the fifth best in Europe. The beach received plenty of glowing comments about its golden sands, quality of water and suitability for family fun.
Bournemouth Beach and Pier, photo credit Ian Woolcock / www.shutterstock.com
More good news for Dorset is that Weymouth Beach and Hengistbury Head also feature in the top ten (numbers 5 and 7 respectively).
Weymouth Beach
The full results are as follows:
- Bournemouth Beach
- Luskentyre
- Rhossili Bay
- Brighton Beach
- Weymouth Beach
- St Brelade's Bay Beach
- Hengistbury Head
- Three Cliffs Bay
- Fistral Beach
- Barafundle Beach
For more information see TripAdvisor.
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