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The UK's worst seaside towns revealed - from once historic gem now a 'warzone' to 'drab' and 'rundown' loser

The UK's worst seaside towns revealed - from once historic gem now a 'warzone' to 'drab' and 'rundown' loser
Which? Travel surveyed thousands of people about their experiences of UK's 120 seaside towns. Bamburgh, Northumberland, was voted the UK's best, but these are the ten worst.

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