Northumberland village retains title of Britain’s best seaside resort for third year

With a big castle and even bigger beach, Bamburgh tops the annual Which? poll, followed by Dartmouth and Portstewart, while old favourites prop up the table

Northumberland’s historic and dramatic coastal village of Bamburgh, with its sandy beach backed by an imposing 900-year-old castle, has been voted Britain’s best seaside destination for the third year running.

Its golden sand, grassy dunes and commanding Anglo-Saxon castle secured the top spot for the north-east coastal town.