Analysis of over 26 million hashtags to find the world’s most ‘beautiful beaches’ based on Instagram posts has revealed that Tenby’s North Beach is the UK’s most picturesque beach.
The research by Money.co.uk involved analysing over 26 million Instagram hashtags associated with the world’s most popular beaches and calculating how many Instagram posts have been posted of that beach compared to its length.
The beaches with the most Instagram posts per metre were then ranked to create a list of the most picturesque beaches in the world.
The report looked at the UK’s most photogenic beaches too, with Tenby’s North Beach coming out in top spot in the UK.
In fact, North Beach, with 343 pictures shared on Instagram for every metre, made it into the World’s Top Ten Most Photogenic Beaches, coming in 7th place, with Kelingking Beach in Bali coming out on top.
After North Beach, research showed that the UK’s most photogenic beaches were as follows: Margate Beach, Kent; Durdle Door, Dorset; Brighton Beach, Sussex; Daymer Day Beach, Cornwall; Caswell Bay, Swansea; Pedn Vounder, Cornwall; Achmelvich Beach, Sutherland; Crooklets Beach, Bude; Bigbury-on-Sea Beach.
Described as a ‘slice of Welsh paradise’ - Tenby’s North Beach has been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag status, as a result of strong environmental, educational, safety-related and access-related efforts.
Salman Haqqi, Senior Personal Finance writer for Money.co.uk said: “With many people desperate to book a getaway, we were curious to discover which beach is the most picturesque.
“This was achieved by analysing over 26 million Instagram hashtags associated with the world’s most popular beaches and calculating how many pictures were shared per metre of the beach length.”
On Tenby’s North Beach, he said: “Enclosed by the pastel-hued townhouses and rugged cliffs, this east-facing beach is a self-made suntrap so you can enjoy the Welsh weather all day long!”
Money.co.uk’s full findings can be found here: https://www.money.co.uk/credit-cards/beautiful-beaches