Category: Seaside

Category Archives: Seaside

21Jun/17

Lyme Regis, Dorset

June 21, 2017Days Out, Dorset, Seasidedorset, Lyme RegisKidsDaysOutReviews

On our camping trip to Andrewshayes Holiday Park, we took the opportunity to explore more of Devon and Dorset. A 15-minute drive from Andrewshayes Holiday Park is the Dorset seaside resort of Lyme Regis, which is well worth a visit. Continue reading →

16Aug/13

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

August 16, 2013Norfolk, SeasideKidsDaysOutReviews

We visited Norfolk in August 2013 and spent a day in Great Yarmouth.

We visited the beach. It was huge but very deceptive. The first 80% or so (the part you could see from the promenade) was lovely and golden and sandy. The remaining strip next to the sea (which you couldn’t see from the prom) was all pebble. It was very difficult and painful for the children to paddle in the sea barefoot. Clean but painful.

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03Oct/12

Porthkerry Country Park, Barry, Glamorgan

October 3, 2012free, Glamorgan, park, Seaside, teenagers, toddlers, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

I have rediscovered Porthkerry Country Park, and it’s far better than any of my memories. I remember school trips there, I remember sunny days there with friends and family. And now, as a parent I realise why it’s such a fantastic place. Continue reading →

15Aug/12

Hornsea, East Yorkshire

August 15, 2012babies, free, Seaside, teenagers, toddlers, Yorkshire East, young childrenKidsDaysOutReviews

Hornsea is a seaside town in East Yorkshire, a few miles down the coast from Bridlington.

It is a traditional seaside town and, to be honest, there’s not much there. There are some caravan parks, and the usual amusement arcades, fish and chip shops, and B&Bs. For us as a young family, it is perfect.

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