More foreign tourists flock to Brighton than any other seaside resort in Britain, a survey has revealed.

Brighton and Hove saw off competition from Poole, in Dorset, which came second in the lastminute.com poll to find which locations were most popular with foreign visitors.

Surfers' hotspot Newquay, in Cornwall, was third most popular, followed by Blackpool and Southend.

The top five attractions for foreign visitors were Legoland at Windsor, Alton Towers in Staffordshire, the London Eye, Lightwater Valley theme park in North Yorkshire and the London Dungeon.

A spokesman for the holiday website said there had been a significant rise in flights to regional airports, with many holidaymakers taking several holidays each year.