A North East beach has been named one of the most Instagrammable in the UK as hot weather this weekend will bring thousands to the seaside.

Whitley Bay beach in North Tyneside came out as the second most Insta-worthy seaside spot, just behind Brighton.

With another heatwave on the way researchers analysed over 1,400 beaches to find the number of times they have been hashtagged on Instagram and have come up with a list of the top ten most Instagrammable beaches in the UK to soak up the sun.

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Brighton Beach was the crowned the most Instagrammable, with 950,086 hashtag mentions.

Whitley Bay came second with 276,605 hashtags and Palm Bay in Kent was third, just 50,000 tags behind with a total of 225,864.

The Northern Echo: Picture: DANIEL HORDONPicture: DANIEL HORDON

The North Tyneside is a blue flag winner, having secured the award again this year making it one of just 80 blue flag beaches in the country.

It has won the award every year since 1994.

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The flag is an international quality mark which means it has the best water quality, facilities, safety standards, environmental education, and management.

Councillor Carl Johnson, Deputy Mayor of North Tyneside Council and portfolio holder for culture, events and tourism told The Northern Echo: “We are proud to hear that Whitley Bay is one of the most Instagram-worthy destinations in the UK.

“With our award-winning beach and iconic landmarks such as the Spanish City dome and St Mary’s Lighthouse, there is plenty here to inspire both professional and amateur photographers.

“Being highly visible across Instagram is a great advertisement for Whitley Bay and the North Tyneside coast and good news for local businesses.”

The top ten most Instragrammable beaches according to the research by Dune London and the number of times they were hashtagged are:

  1. Brighton Beach (950,086)
  2. Whitley Bay (276,605)
  3. Palm Bay Kent (225,864)
  4. Bournemouth Beach (187,631)
  5. Scarborough Beach (165,448)
  6. Lulworth Cove (121,454)
  7. Watergate Bay (102,099)
  8. Crosby (Hall Road West) Beach (73,781)
  9. Kynance Cove (57,429)
  10. Formby Beach (54,569)

 

Watch as we took a stroll along Whitley Bay beach last week:

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