Travelodge polled 2,000 children aged between five and 12 years old and found that more children have travelled to resorts in Europe than in the UK.
This means that a huge number children have no idea where many famous seaside towns are.
More than a quarter do not know where Brighton is, they think it’s on the west coast of the country and 17 per cent of children think Blackpool is in the south.
A total of 40 per cent of children are stumped when it comes to the location of Eastbourne and Torbay and 27 per cent have not even heard of Bournemouth.
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