A day out at the seaside can be expensive, with parking, fish and chips, ice cream and other treats all adding up.
The UK isn’t short of coastal destinations to choose from, and all vary in price and some cost far more than others.
But it’s Brighton that has been named one of the priciest seaside locations in a new study, with the average day out there coming to £38.20.
The new research compared the prices from the UK’s top 20 coastal towns, across a variety of different seaside day out essentials.
Located on the south-east coast, Brighton is a popular spot for those wanting to avoid sand and enjoy a pebbled beach, as well as nearby Londoners hoping to escape the hustle and bustle.
It has hefty price tag accounts for parking, which can cost £18 for a full day, as well as £2.70 ice cream and £11.50 fish and chips.
Deckchair rental was estimated to be around £6, which brings the total to nearly £40.
St Ives placed second in the study, with fish and chips costing £12.50, parking £10 and an ice cream averaging at £2.80.
A day out at the seaside can be expensive, with parking, fish and chips, ice cream and other treats all adding up
But it’s Brighton that has been named one of the priciest seaside locations in a new study, with the average day out there coming to £38.20
The total for a typical day out to the popular Cornish hotspot was £25.30.
Christchurch, Dorset, placed third in the study, conducted by NoDepositRewards.org, with a day trip costing £25.25 on average.
Parking came to £7, while an ice cream was priced at £3.25, fish and chips cost £11.00 and deck chair rental around £4.
Swansea, Wales, proved to be the best value, with a day out costing £16.71.
Meanwhile, it only costs £3 to park there for the day and has the lowest priced fish and chips at £7.06.
Ice cream comes in at £1.65, while deck chair hire is estimated to be £5.
As for the priciest place to tuck into the quintessentially British meal, fish and chips, it’s Bamburgh that topped the rankings.
The average price for a portion of fish and chips comes to £14.88 in the Northumberland coastal village.
St. Ives came in second place at £12.50, followed by Brighton at £11.50.
As for the priciest place to tuck into the quintessentially British meal, fish and chips, it’s Bamburgh that topped the rankings
In other seaside news, Scarborough recently ranked as the UK’s fish and chip capital.
The North Yorkshire destination has a whopping 85.35 chippies per 100,000 residents – the equivalent of one chip shop for nearly every 1,200 residents.
This traditional seaside town has long drawn visitors with its picturesque harbour, sandy beaches.
And now, with the fresh North Sea catch on its doorstep, it also has an endless supply of tasty fish and chip offerings.
