Be by the sea now


25.03.2008

Cover of England’s Seaside Resorts book by Allan Brodie and Gary Winter

England’s Seaside Resorts

By Allan Brodie and Gary Winter (English Heritage, £24.99)

Where will it take me? On a historical tour back to the days when holidaymakers went to the coast for a health cure; then on to the heyday of holiday camps.

What will I see? The huge caravan site in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire; the grand hotels of Scarborough and Blackpool; Art-Deco seaside buildings…

In the company of? A couple of entertaining historians, with an eye for a story.

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