These photos capture all the fun of seaside holidays around the UK in the 60s and 70s.
You can sit back and enjoy the nostalgic images without the misery of getting sand in your picnic or dashing for cover during an unexpected rain shower.
This retro photo gallery captures the crowds that descended on the nation’s beaches each summer, when overseas holidays were still out of reach for many families.
Youngsters are seen enjoying the simple pleasures of a day out at the coast, from splashing amid the waves to building sandcastles.
Some of the seaside resorts pictured look very different today to how they did in these images.
In one photo, a stunning lido, which has sadly since been demolished, is shown sparkling in the sunshine.
Elsewhere, the coastline’s natural beauty is captured before it was scarred by more recent developments.
Amid all the ordinary holidaymakers enjoying the seaside, there are a few famous faces - including two of the biggest bands of the day.
Do these photos bring back any memories for you? If you enjoyed this retro photo gallery, you might like this look back at some of the UK’s most popular lost theme parks.
14. Skinheads
Skinheads arriving at Southend Victoria railway station in May 1970 are lined up to receive advice from police not to get into groups of three or more during their spring bank holiday visit to the seaside town | Getty Images Photo: Central Press/Hulton Archive
15. Summer memories
Holidaymakers on Portobello beach, Edinburgh, in July 1965 | TSPL Photo: TSPL
16. Beatles
The Beatles ride donkeys on the beach at Weston-super-Mare before a concert in July 1963. The man on the right is the donkeys' owner. | Getty Images Photo: Mark and Colleen Hayward