The surprising UK seaside town having a winter tourist boom
The surprising UK seaside town having a winter tourist boom
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Which towns have seen a boost in bookings thanks to winter holidaymakers?. A holiday cottage firm has revealed that one Yorkshire seaside town is experiencing a winter boom as holidaymakers flock for UK staycations. The northern seaside community has a lot to offer, from being the home to the ruined Gothic Whitby Abbey, which inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula, pantomimes at the Spa Pavilion to annual festivals such as the upcoming Steampunk Weekend.
The town’s beautiful coastal landscape, independent shops and local history museums also make up the typical finds in a popular seaside town, and the nearby North York Moors National Park is open for days out walking and trekking out in the countryside.
The holiday cottage company assessed its internal booking data from 2023 to 2024, discovering several other northern towns also made it into the top 10. After Whitby, five different locations in the Lake District made up the top six hotspots: including Ambleside, Bowness-On-Windermere, Keswick, Grasmere and Troutbeck Bridge.
Windermere, also in the Lake District, appeared in eighth place. Sykes Holiday Cottages 2024 Holiday Letting Report named Cumbria, where the Lake District is located, as the second-highest earning region for holiday lets. Winter breaks have proven to be profit-boosting for owners of holiday homes, with up to £700 per week earned in December – 17 per cent above the average weekly income of a holiday let owner in 2023.
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