Llangrannog among Britain's most beautiful seaside villages

Despite flights to hot and sandy spots abroad becoming cheaper and easier to obtain, the UK coastline still provides a strong pull for many Brits.

With this in mind, The Telegraph has released a list of Britain's 20 most beautiful seaside villages.

Three seaside villages in Wales were named among the most beautiful in Britain. (Image: Getty Images)

The news outlet introduced the list: "There’s just something about the British seaside – we do really love to be beside it.

"Even in an era of cheap and easy flights to hot and sandy places, the idea of hanging out on the UK coast still manages to exert a strong pull.

"Specifically, in its little villages. Spots that don’t have outskirts uglified by trading estates; that do have streets – variously wonky, steep and maze-like – that allow us to pretend it’s a previous, less-fraught century.

"Maybe it’s in our bones, as an island nation, to be drawn to the sea. Maybe it’s just hypocritical nostalgia: we want those cute old cottages to be lived in by actual fishermen, though we also want them refurbed with tasteful nauticalia, so we can hire them to play out our own coast-living fantasies. 

"Whatever. Few of us can resist that dazzle of whitewash teetering on a cliff, that glint of flint beside a salt marsh, that harbour bobbing with boats and that soundtrack: seagulls, shanties, waves on rocks, sand and shingle.

"This means, come summer, any village with a modicum of cute will be bursting at the seams."

See the 20 most beautiful seaside villages in Britain as ranked by The Telegraph. (Image: Getty Images)

The list features locations from all over the UK including Yorkshire, Devon and Pembrokeshire.

The 20 most beautiful seaside villages in Britain

The most beautiful seaside villages in Britain, according to The Telegraph, are:

1. Beer, Devon
2. Runswick Bay, Yorkshire
3. Portsoy, Aberdeenshire
4. Llangrannog, Ceredigion
5. Cadgwith, Cornwall
6. Walberswick, Suffolk
7. St Abbs, Berwickshire
8. Kimmeridge, Dorset
9. West Wittering, East Sussex
10. Polperro, Cornwall
11. St Monans, Fife
12. Steephill Cove, Isle of Wight
13. Porthdinllaen, Llyn Peninsula
14. Kingsand & Cawsand, Cornwall
15. Cley, Norfolk
16. Craster, Northumberland
17. Solva, Pembrokeshire
18. Porlock Weir, Somerset
19. Plockton, Wester Ross
20. Clovelly, Devon

You can see the full list and more details about each seaside location on The Telegraph website.

Ceredigion seaside village named among the most beautiful in Britain

Llangrannog was one of three locations in Wales named among the most beautiful seaside villages in Britain by The Telegraph.

It was the highest-ranking Welsh village, finishing in fourth overall behind only Beer (Devon), Runswick Bay (Yorkshire) and Portsoy (Aberdeenshire).

Llangrannog was labelled "lovely" by The Telegraph and named best for "setting".

The news outlet said: "Llangrannog is lovely. Almost too lovely. Slotted in a leafy cleft between cliffs, only one narrow road winds down to the sea – an access nightmare in high season.

"Save yourself stress by using the free car park above the village, or by arriving on foot via the Wales Coast Path.

"Llangrannog’s sandy beach is worth making the effort for, though.

"It’s hemmed in by crags and sea caves, fed by the River Hawen and backed by spots like the Pentre Arms pub (pentrearms.co.uk) and the cool Beach Hut cafe (thebeachhutwales.co.uk)."

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The highlight of Llangrannog, according to The Telegraph, is "at low tide, you can walk past Carreg Bica rock to the secret sandy cove of Cilborth".

The best viewpoint can be found standing next to the village namesake St Carannog which looks down from the headland above.

If you are planning a visit to the beautiful seaside village and are looking for somewhere to stay, The Telegraph recommended Cwtch Crannog (from £406 for three nights).