Blackpool Beach named among best beaches in England

Although we’re now well into Autumn and the colder months, you might still be thinking about the days spent at the beach whether you love to soak up the sun or you like to get lost in the arcades with a pot of pennies.

Blackpool Beach has been named the fifth-best beach in England.

The Lancashire beach has been labelled as the “best beach for seaside action” by Lonely Planet.

Blackpool Beach (PA)

With plenty of things to do and food to eat, we can see why Blackpool Beach made the list.

The website says: “Northern England’s riposte to Brighton Beach, Blackpool Beach is long, sandy and lapped by gentle breakers, making it ideal for families, who gather in droves to paddle in the shallows and walk along the broad, wave-patterned sand at low tide. Behind the beach is one of England’s most famous amusement strips, promising oodles of seaside fun.

“Take your pick from seafront pubs, fish-and-chip takeaways and tacky arcades full of slot machines, or the thrills and spills of Blackpool Pleasure Beach and the views from the Blackpool Tower. It’s everything you’d expect from the English seaside, but the noise and crowds might send some visitors fleeing for the hills.”

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10 best beaches in England

Here’s the full list of Lonely Planet’s 10 best beaches in England.

1. Holkham National Nature Reserve and Beach – Norfolk
2. Brighton Beach – East Sussex
3. Woolacombe Beach – Devon
4. Viking Bay – Broadstairs, Kent
5. Blackpool Beach – Blackpool, Lancashire
6. Kynance Cove – The Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall
7. Bamburgh Beach – Northumberland
8. Southwold – Suffolk
9. Whitby Beach – Yorkshire
10. West Wittering Beach – West Sussex

Learn more about the beaches via the Lonely Planet website.