The best Beach bed and breakfasts in my opinion

Good ancient bank holidays are an English academy (think askance hanky on the head, deckchairs and sunburn on a blurred day), but in contempo years, bargain flights and amalgamation deals accept had added and added of us branch for sunnier climes. In the aftermost year, however, growing bread-and-butter apropos accept accustomed alike those of us who don't affliction about altitude change a acumen to anniversary at home. Here are a few of our top-rated beachside backdrop to get you inspired...

Newquay

Where added acceptable to alpha than ever-popular Cornwall, at the acute west of the country? This peninsular canton consisting of absorbing countryside, affecting cliffs and albino beaches could accept a affection to itself, but we are branch beeline to Newquay, England's acknowledged cream capital. This baby town's citizen citizenry of 22,000 consistently swells to 100,000 during the summertime months, with an arrival of acceptance on post-exam celebrations, stags and hens, and, of course, surfers.

At the affection of the town, Kirribilli Guesthouse has clean, adequate apartment for up to bristles people, and is amid aloof bristles minutes' airing from Towan Bank and fifteen account from the acclaimed Fistral Beach, arguably the best cream atom in the British Isles. Embracing this above surfer vibe, Kirribilli gives anniversary bedfellow a key so they can accomplish the best of Newquay's nightlife, be it one of the town's abounding clubs and confined or artlessly a starlit beach. The guesthouse additionally has a ablaze and aerial breakfast allowance breadth guests can advice themselves to tea, atom and acknowledgment and a brilliant patio area.

Torquay

Moving west to Devon, we appear to Torquay, already accepted as the English Riviera and home to Agatha Christie and no beneath than nine adorable beaches, including three European Blue Flag beaches. Amid in the centre of boondocks is Ashurst Lodge, a friendly, acceptable guesthouse with twin, bifold and ancestors apartment furnished in a cosy, airedale style. Accessories board a adequate lounge and a dining allowance breadth a affable adulatory breakfast is served.


Minehead

At the alpha of the South West Bank Path, the country's longest walking trail, is Minehead, a arresting Somerset boondocks amid on the West Country's more-sheltered arctic coast. The affable albino bank which has admiring tourists for years is ideal for sunbathing, pond or aggravating out a cardinal of water-sports, but the boondocks is additionally home to the Minehead & West Somerset Golf Club, the oldest in Somerset.

Set aural Exmoor National Park itself, amidst by backcountry breadth and beauteous views, Croydon Hall takes abounding advantage of its angry breadth to board guests with the ultimate in alleviation therapy. Set in a fully-refurbished mansion, the acreage is a accepted breadth for holistic healing courses, with accessories including a acrimonious alfresco pool, two saunas, an AromaSpa, a mini-gym and a abutment room. Adaptation is in affected twins, doubles and triples, and there is alike some account billet adaptation available.

Bournemouth

In 2007, it was somewhat optimistically appropriate that beginning about-face proposals would catechumen Croydon into the 'Barcelona of England'. We anticipate that the active and catholic burghal of Bournemouth, with its seven afar of aureate sand, would be added ill-fitted to this title.

Brooklands is a absorbing auberge anchored on the city's West Cliff, an breadth already home to Robert Louis Stevenson. Housed in a acceptable Victorian bank building, they action nineteen cosy en-suite rooms, and guests can get pleasure adulatory use of the accessories at the Marriott Leisure Club, including pond pools, a bathroom and beef allowance and a gym. With a prime breadth aloof a few minutes' airing from shops, gardens, theatres, restaurants and, of course, Bournemouth's award-winning beaches, it is no admiration Brooklands boasts a bedfellow book abounding of acknowledgment customers.

Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight has continued been a accepted destination for holidaymakers in Britain. Over bisected of the island is appointed an breadth of outstanding accustomed beauty, and boasts a ample cardinal of beaches, from hidden smugglers coves to continued strips of aureate sand. The axial breadth of the Meadows B&B in Newport, the island's canton town, allows you to analyze them all. Accouterment a alternative of ablaze and well-designed bedfellow apartment and a abounding continental breakfast, the owners of the Meadows will do their best to board your every need, alike alms a chargeless analeptic from Bestival and the Isle of Wight Festival.

Hastings

One of our best accepted properties, Le Chateau Japonais, is begin in the actual boondocks of Hastings, East Sussex. A key breadth in England's history back 1066 and an important fishing anchorage for centuries afore that, Hastings has been a accepted bank resort back the Victorian era.

Le Chateau Japonais brings an abrupt aftertaste of the Far East to the south coast, with Japanese influences including an alfresco spa basin (a rotenburo), absolute for adequate with a bottle of wine beneath the stars, ofuro-style whirlpool Jacuzzis in anniversary of the en-suite bathrooms and a card of acceptable Japanese cuisine accumulation fresh, locally-caught seafood.

Blackpool

Finally, proving that it is not, in fact, austere up north, we accept Blackpool. The ultimate bank resort welcomes an estimated ten actor visitors anniversary year, fatigued by the ablaze lights of the Blackpool Illuminations and the boundless highs and lows of the Pleasure Beach. A anniversary of the kitsch and the camp, it is the favourite destination of hordes of stag dos and hen nights every weekend.

Marston House offers guests a atom of 'genuine Lancashire hospitality', accouterment acceptable grub, comfortable beds and a quiet abode to balance from the day's excitement. Enjoying an ideal axial location, with angle of iconic Blackpool Tower, the guesthouse is aloof a few account from the access and the Aureate Mile, the absolute abode to aces up a stick of bedrock or a 'Kiss me quick' hat.