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For holidaymakers considering a staycation in August, you might want to avoid Cornwall – unless you have a fair amount of cash to spare.

St Ives has been named the most expensive seaside resort in Britain – with an average price tag of £123 per night – nearly double the cost of a break to Aberystwyth in Wales.

Tenby in Wales (£107) and Cowes in Isle of Wight (£94) came second and third in the top 20 list, compiled using the cheapest price of a double room in accommodation near a beach rating three stars or higher in August.

Pricey: St Ives in Cornwall has been named the most expensive seaside town in the UK

Runner up: A night in Tenby, Wales, will set holidaymakers back an average £107 a night in August

Dartmouth in Devon (£87) and Barmouth in Wales (£86) make up the top five most expensive seaside towns in the UK, the survey by Cheaprooms.co.uk found.

Two more resorts in Cornwall rank among the top 10; Falmouth and Padstow. They share the sixth spot with Scotland's Oban at an average rate of £84 a night.

Then Swansea in Wales (£83) and Swanage in Dorset (£81) make up the final top 10.

Costly staycation: A night in a double room in  Cowes, Isle of Wight, will cost at least £94 in August

Number four: Hotels in Dartmouth in Devon are charging at least £87 a night for a double room in August