Forgotten favourites :Traditional british seaside

kathleen414

I had a few days hols and decided to try somewhere in my vicinity ,so i looked on google and decided on Bridlington now i have never heard of this or really been to any british resorts other than devon .

Well what a suprise it was beautiful and i was so so suprised what we have on our door steps .

So how about we share our forgotten british seaside location .

This could be fab for people like me that have never tried the delights of our traditional seaside holiday resorts /towns .

Bridlington

A few details it has 2 beaches north and south and had a lovely path that allowed you walk right along the seafront without going on the beach , plenty of toilets and 2 lifeguard stations .

a funfair right on front above the beach , boat trips out and you could also rent beach huts by the day or week .

Also plenty of parking on the seafront , but best off all for us was sitting on the seafront with fish and chips in the sun.

pamfletch

@kathleen414 We have about 4 short breaks a year and all in this Country, IMHO you can't beat the UK. The scenery is great all over and as long as I can see the sea and mountains I'm happy .

gindygoo

Top one is Eastbourne, and then Brighton at the bottom 😀 can't beat a sunny day on a beach somewhere

pamfletch

@gindygoo We went to Eastbourne this year and spent a couple of days watching the sea rolling in and the weather was great, definitely going again in a year or two ☀️

tonicurtis1967

I go often i love it

kathleen414

Lovely picures @gindygoo

frenchielove

Lovely pictures and so much beauty in thus country to see. Our favourites are Dorset, namely Swanage, then North Cornwall, beautiful scenery, walks, surfing, etc...

kathleen414

@frenchielove

Beautiful pictures looks like a lovely place to holiday , it's such as Shane everyone jets of to the sun and miss out on all these places

giffin

and favourite British spelling

mrbond007

If you get good weather you can't beat Britain

sega_nintendo

Dorset area is my favourite destination at the moment.

karenyates

@giffin

"and favourite British spelling"

Maybe kathleen is to busy enjoying herself at the beach to bother about the 'spelling police'.

insaneclown

Hi is Bridlington better than Scarborough I was disappointed with there

k89bpa

I'm not that impressed by any British seaside town. They tend to be overpriced, grubby and tacky. Much prefer rivers and forests in the UK.

If it had to be by the sea though, any beach which is hidden away, preferably with a single track to it, which has dunes and grasses, and very few people.

ncc74656

Aberystwyth is great... It's a town with a beach. There aren't many of the tacky seafront shops selling 5 minute momentos. Beach with lifeguards (in peak season) Funicular railway up the cliffs.

Drive 5 minutes up the coast & you have Borth... a very quiet seaside village with campsites, caravans, a few tacky shops & lovely pubs.

It's the best of both worlds for me.. the seaside without too much tackyness

gindygoo

Aha but do u notice there's not one person on my picture of Brighton beach in mid summer? That's because it's the secret beach that not many ppl venture to it's kept beautifully clean by local residents, of which I'm one. We collect any rubbish as we go, always take a carrier bag/or two with us when heading to the beach.

There's a lot to be said for secret hideaways, and Eastbourne is the same. If you're willing to walk a ways you'll find seclusion and privacy @k89bpa

majorincident

Living in London, I head for the Sussex coast. I discovered Brighton a few years' ago and went there regularly for days out, but it is very much 'London on sea'.

About four years' ago, I went to Hastings which I last saw as a child and my abiding memory was of seeing the finicular railway. Old Hastings is lovely and I had a fish bap from an award winning stallholder.

During this last heatwave, I went to Margate (another nostalgic visit), but it was grim to say the least. I walked from the station as far as the Turner gallery, but that part of Margate has a run down feel notwithstanding the smattering of vintage shops run by refugees from 'hipster' London. On my way, the train passed through Herne Bay and Whitley Bay and I wish now that I had gone to one of them instead.

kathleen414

ncc74656 wrote:

Aberystwyth is great... It's a town with a beach. There aren't many of the tacky seafront shops selling 5 minute momentos. Beach with lifeguards (in peak season) Funicular railway up the cliffs.

Drive 5 minutes up the coast & you have Borth... a very quiet seaside village with campsites, caravans, a few tacky shops & lovely pubs.

It's the best of both worlds for me.. the seaside without too much tackyness

Thank you another place I will definitely out on my to visit list @ncc74656

pamfletch

@gindygoo As I said while we were staying at East Sussexthis year we went to Eastbourne a few times, my son is disabled and can't walk very far and is in pain 24/7, so we drove past the pier and garden, parked in the blue badge bay and walked slowly through to the benches by the beach. It was great, and the weather was good, so who needs foreign parts? 😛

pamfletch

@majorincident We drove to Hastings looked through the window, drove through and back to Eastbourne, Hastings didn't impress, it looked dingy, I'm sorry to say 😛