Town shakes 'Magaluf' reputation as locals say 'we don't dread it'

Beautiful British seaside town rids itself of 'UK's Magaluf' nickname after council bans mankinis

A much-loved seaside town has rid itself of its "Britain's Magaluf" nickname after its council brought a "mankini ban" into force

Our seaside town was once dubbed Britain's Magaluf - 'mankini ban' saved us

SWNSGeneral views of Newquay Beach. Photo released May 26 2025. Businessowners and locals say they hardly recognise Newquay thanks to its cleaned-up image. The seaside town long had a reputation for rowdiness – with stag dos, lads holidays and drunken teenage shindigs the norm. The council finally had enough and in 2009 introduced a “mankini […][/caption] A SEASIDE town that was once known as ‘Britain’s Magaluf’ is unrecognisable after cleaning …

Town shakes 'Magaluf' reputation as locals say 'we don't dread it'

People say it's a better place after a number of measures were brought in

Seaside town is 'unrecognisable' after ditching 'Britain's Magaluf' label

Newquay in Cornwall was once known as 'Britain's Magaluf' and famed for its wild parties and drunken antics.

Seaside town rids itself of 'Britain's Magaluf' nickname after huge clean up and council ban on MANKINIS

Business owners and residents say Newquay, Cornwall, is barely recognisable these days, following a determined push to move away from its former 'wild west' image.