Blackpool ranked one of top five worst seaside towns in entire UK

Blackpool has been ranked among the worst of 20 seaside towns in Britain, by The Telegraph.

The Telegraph looked at how well 20 classic seaside resorts have adapted to changing times and ‘studied how they have adapted – or not – over the past three decades’. Among those ranked as the worst in Britain were the North West’s coastal towns of Blackpool, receiving a pitiful 22 out of 100, Morecambe (24 out of 100), and Southport (28 out of 100).

The news outlet wrote: ​​”Big seaside cities, like Blackpool and Brighton, have always had pockets of money as well as misery…” Looking at factors such as housing and high streets, renovations and conservation, as well as the cultural clout that so often accompanies gentrification, the publication ranked Rhyl as the worst resort with a meagre five out of 100.

It was also bad news for the North East as South Shields came in near the bottom of the barrel scoring just 11 out of 100. Scarborough was rated just 39 out of 100 — perhaps its sweeping sandy beaches, rugged castle ruins and museums didn’t quite cut it?

But there was better news for two South West towns, with St Ives in Cornwall rated number one (98/100), while nearby Lyme Regis came in fourth, with 85/100.

Here’s the list of Britain’s 20 best and worst towns, according to The Telegraph.

20) Rhyl 5/100

19) South Shields 11/100

18) Weston-Super-Mare 18/100               

17) Blackpool 22/100   

16) Morecambe 24/100

15) Cleethorpes 27/100

14) Southport 28/100

13) Torquay 33/100

12) Southend-on-Sea 36/100

11) Scarborough 39/100

10) Worthing 47/100   

9) Portstewart 53/100   

8) Tenby 57/100   

7) Margate 69/100  

6) Brighton 76/100

5) North Berwick 80/100

4) Lyme Regis 85/100   

3) Whitstable 87/100    

2) Southwold 94/100   

1) St Ives 98/100