Seaside Resorts
Seaside Resorts tend to have the following features
With the increase in cheap package holidays in the last 30 years many seaside resorts have had to diversify. Many people chose to retire to these resorts, and therefore have an ageing population.
- Found on the coast with beaches
- Close to industrial areas with large populations, with good rail and road links
- On the sea-front are hotels and entertainments such as pubs and bingo
- Guest houses are found inland where the land is cheaper to buy
- Housing found further inland, with industry on the outskirts
- Caravan, camp-sites and golf courses also on the edge of town, but near the coast
- Promenades - pedestrianised roads along the front of the resort
With the increase in cheap package holidays in the last 30 years many seaside resorts have had to diversify. Many people chose to retire to these resorts, and therefore have an ageing population.
An example of an seaside resort is Blackpool in north west England, which is shown on the map below .
It is similar to the model in every way.
It is different from most other seaside resorts as it continues to be sucessful holiday resort, unlike most British resorts which have looked to other functions.
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Multi Media Mapping.