larger London market, and the beach became a centre for upper-class pleasure and carefreeness. This trend was praised and artistically elevated by the new romantic ideal of the picturesque landscape. A seaside residence was considered as a highly fashionable possession for those wealthy enough to afford more than one home.
Some resorts, especially those more southerly such as Bournemouth and Brighton, were built as new towns or extended by local landowners to appeal to wealthier holidaymakers. The south coast has many seaside towns, the most being in Sussex.
In contrast, the fortunes of Brighton, which has neither holiday camps nor end-of-the-pier shows, have grown considerably, and, because of this, the resort is repeatedly held up as the model of a modern resort. However, the sea is not Brighton's primary attraction:rather it is a backdrop against which is set an attitude of broad-minded modern pleasurement. The resulting sense of uniqueness has, coupled with the city's proximity to London, led to Brighton's restoration as a fashionable resort and the dwelling-place of the wealthy.
The bigger Victorian resorts, and especially those which catered for the...

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The history of the seaside resorts in the UK goes back until 250 years ago. However, in that time such a recreation was a luxury only for the wealthy. Prince Regent and Queen Victoria had enjoyed the amenities in Brighton or Isle of Wight and Ramsgate (Wikipedia, 2010), under the pretext of health, social activity, coffee houses, gaming and theatre (Howard & Benn, 1998).
Between 1850 and 1900,