No deposit bonus codes guide, NoDepositRewards looked at popular beaches and the total number of hashtagged posts for each, beach before ranking each destination from most to least Instagrammable.
Blackpool Beach came in fourth place with 120,092 hashtagged posts. Home to Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park, the beach attracts around 20 million visitors per year, and the amusement park is the second most visited attraction in the UK outside of London.
The hashtag #blackpoolpleasurebeach was used the most frequently on Instagram, featuring on 84,424 posts, followed by #blackpoolbeach (32,287 posts), and #blackpoolseafront (3,381 posts).
Morecambe Beach came in sixth place with 89,621 hashtagged posts. Last year, the The Telegraph has named Morecambe beach 13th in its top 20, pointing out the beauty locals already know. The Telegraph article said: “Lancashire’s seaside towns look out onto big skies and the Irish sea – both grey as often as blue – and massive Saharas of sandy beach. Silting and changing currents mean tides rarely venture in, which is great for power kites and moody photos, less so for bathing.
“Morecambe is a different kettle of cockles, with the water coming up to the prom twice a day and then drawing back to the sea. This brings other benefits besides a quick dip close to where you left the car.
“The foreshore is a haven for birds and the sands left behind by the retreating tide are a whirl of shifting patterns, framed by the southern fells of the Lake District.
“No wonder Turner painted Morecambe Bay during his Cumbria trip. The statue of Eric Morecambe shows the country’s favourite comic in his “Bring Me Sunshine” dance-pose, with binoculars dangling. That’s Morecambe: fun, feathered things and nostalgically harking back past times.”
In April 2023, TimeOut media placed Morecambe at number 28 in its ‘handpicked guide to the UK’s finest beaches’ –the only Lancashire beach to make the cut.
1. Ainsdale Beach
Ainsdale beach is located between Southport and Formby. It is recognised as one of the best beaches in the UK for extreme kite activities. | nw Photo: jpi
2. Morecambe beach
Morecambe beach is a little quieter these days than in its early 1900's heyday, but there's still arcades, shops, fish and chip shops and ice cream parlours along the seafront.According to thebeachguide.co.uk "there is no lifeguard cover and visitors need to beware of the dangers in the area. Incredibly fast tides, quicksand and other hazards make it dangerous to stray far out into the bay."Dogs are banned from the beach from the start of May to the end of September, but are allowed on the promenade if on leads. | NW Photo: Kelvin Stuttard
3. Cleveleys beach
This beach is located four miles north ofBlackpool.According to thebeachguide.co.uk "the beach front here is a vast expanse of sea and sand, backed by a promenade and the Jubilee Gardens all of which have benefitted from a recent large scale renovation." | Jayne Barbara Gaffney Photo: Jayne Barbara Gaffney
4. Southport
The golden sands of Southport Beach are part of the 22-mile Sefton coastline leading from the Mersey into the Ribble Estuary.In Southport there's an array of shops, arcades, restaurants and a promenade with a ride-on train for younger ones. Photo: jpi