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Eight miles further north along the coast is Sutton on Sea, another seaside resort somewhat overshadowed by Mablethorpe, the two linked by caravan sites.

To make a promenade, all the cottages on the sea side of the lane have been demolished: a great loss of character.

Eight miles further north along the coast is Sutton on Sea, another seaside resort somewhat overshadowed by Mablethorpe, the two linked by caravan sites.

There are still remnants of Southend's more select era when it became a fashionable seaside resort after 1791: Royal Terrace and the Royal Hotel, for example.

In the 20th century a thriving seaside resort developed. This view shows shoppers heading towards the stores (note the Hovis sign) on a sunny summer's morning.

Both villages, which lie at the end of the Selsey peninsula, just a few miles from the historic cathedral city of Chichester, have long been associated with seaside holiday recreation.

Many seaside piers began life as landing stages for pleasure steamers. Thrusting out into the sea they encapsulated the Victorian passion for exotic feats of engineering.

Rhos is less commercialised than some of its neighbours, and remains a gentle mix of resort and rural seaside town.

This seaside village is steeped in history. Nearby is Culver Hole, a man-made cave in which the local prince is said to have taken refuge from marauding English troops.

The longest seaside pier in the world, Southend's first pier lasted from 1830 to 1887. It was then replaced, and the new structure opened on 24 August 1890.

There had been earlier jetties here, but the seaside pier did not open until 1901. A pavilion was functional in 1905, after the extension of a seaward end bandstand.

As with so many seaside resorts of the 19th century, Bournemouth attracted a wealthy and fashionable clientele.

This photograph was taken during the heyday of the Cairo and Central promenade; we are looking towards the bandstand and the Kursaal, with a happily-posed seaside goat-cart and donkey.

Tree-lined Criffel Street, in the handsome Solway seaside town of Silloth, is a reminder of the proximity of the Scottish Border.

A charming view of Saltburn sands showing Saltburn in its heyday as a seaside resort, just before the outbreak of the First World War.

An old guidebook stressed the health benefits of a holiday in Weymouth: 'Weymouth is much more open than the majority of seaside resorts, and is almost surrounded by salt water.This results in an air

This mock-Tudor building was the Dunes Guesthouse, built in 1914 as part of a model middle-class seaside resort, which was designed by Glencain Stuart Ogilvie between 1910 and 1928.

Brighton Pavilion is a fitting reminder of this town's emergence as a seaside resort.

About 1785, Sir Richard Hotham, a wealthy Southwark hatter, who determined upon acquiring the glory of a seaside Romulus, set to work to erect a town of first-class villas in this pleasant spot, with a

Seaside and Coastal Sussex: From Bosham to Rye

On Saturdays the rush to the seaside was catered for at Temple Meads with additional trains at 12.00 noon and 12.57pm, and an extra one from Bedminster at 2.04pm.

The suffix 'Regis' was added to the name of this seaside town in 1929 after George V spent some weeks recuperating in the area following a major illness.

Piers were constructed and seaside attractions of all kinds soon sprang up. Clustering with other booths and stalls under the pier is Wright's 'Noted Tea Saloon'.

Its miles of long sandy beaches, gently sloping sands, and safe bathing offer all that is needed for a perfect seaside holiday.