A Somerset trail has been named among the best walks for beginners in the UK, new research has said.

The ups and downs of Brean, which is a village in between Weston-super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea, made the top 10 in Sun Bingo's research.

The list was put together by compiling a dataset of the best coastal paths in the UK from the National Trust.

After that, each walk was analysed based on its length in kilometres, terrain, elevation and the time it would take to finish it.

These factors were given a weighting out of 100 and each coastal path was ranked based on these factors, according to their difficulty level.

Weston Mercury: Part of a trail in BreanPart of a trail in Brean (Image: Mike Henton/National Trust))

This was then converted into a final score, in which the higher the number, the ‘easier’ the path is to complete.

If you're fancying the idea of taking up coastal walking then here is the top 10 list.

Top 10 coastal walks for beginners in the UK

The top 10 walks according to the research from Sun Bingo are:

1. Giant's Causeway Blue Trail, County Antrim - 81.63/100

2. Holywell beach walk, Cornwall - 80.23

3. Bocastle Harbour walk, Cornwall - 80.21

3= Dunwich Heath Grey Trail, Suffolk - 80.21

5. Freshwater West wildlife walk, Pembrokeshire - 78.65

6. Porthcurno circular walk, Cornwall - 78.51

6= The ups and downs of Brean, Somerset - 78.51

6= Lindisfarne Castle walk, Northumberland - 78.51

6= Lydstep cliffs and caverns walk, Pembrokeshire - 78.51

6= Rocky Valley walk, Cornwall - 78.51

The walk near Brean was among a handful that was joint sixth on the list with a score of 78.51.

It achieved that score by having a length of 1.16km, easy terrain and the ability to complete it in around 40 minutes.