Two Kent towns have made it in the top 15 for towns that have the yummiest fish and chips in the country – and they are just a short trip from south east London.

The travel booking website Omio has revealed the UK regions which rank the highest for their fish and chips.

The research ranked UK locations using TripAdvisor data which also took into account considerations like the number of fish and chip shops, the average rating and the average number of reviews.

The research reveals that according to Omio’s study:

• Margate is the 10th best place in the UK for fish and chips.

• Folkestone is the 15th best place.

Maybe you are now considering a trip to these Kent towns and would like to know which fish and chip shops would be ideal to visit.

Omio also compiled a list of the most popular fish and chip shops for each location – and here are the results.

Margate

1. Buoy and Oyster

2. Peter’s Fish Factory

3. Cinque Ports

4. Charlie’s

5. Nazar Fish & Chips

Folkestone

1. The Bouverie Tap

2. Streetz2streetz

3. Sandy’s Fish & Chips

4. Papas Fish Restaurant & Takeaway

5. The British Lion

Here is the full list of towns with the best fish and chips according to Omio:

1. Plockton - Scotland

2. St Ives - England, Cornwall

3. Lochinver - Scotland

4. Portmeirion - Wales

5. Crosby - England, Merseyside

6. Robin Hoods Bay - England, North Yorkshire

7. Barton-on-Sea - England, Hampshire

8. Pittenweem - Scotland

9. Southwold - England, Suffolk

10. Margate - England, Kent

11. Hastings - England, Sussex

12. Ilfracombe - England, Devon

13. Porthmadog - Wales

14. Shanklin - England, Isle of Wight

15. Folkestone - England, Kent