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.
25. Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard with two of his sisters at the beach in August 1964 | Getty Images Photo: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive
26. Cockles and whelks
A group of people relaxing on the beach, next to a sign selling cockles and whelks, with the pier and amusement arcade behind them, at Brighton in the mid-1960s | Heritage Images/Getty Images Photo: Museum of London
27. Fun at the beach
A group of boys playing with a ball and spades, as they play on the beach at Saltdean, East Sussex, in 1962 | Getty Images Photo: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive
28. Painting
Artists painting on the beach at Lee Bay, near Ilfracombe, North Devon, in 1961 | Getty Images Photo: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive