I grew up near the seaside. To be specific, 15 minutes away from Redcar in the North East, in what was Cleveland but is now Teeside. I loved it, and it is locally renowned for its famous Pacitto's lemon top ice-creams and the 'stray end' where you can sprinkle sand on a concrete slope and spend many a happy hour sliding down this on a plastic bag !! Anyway, my daughters, being made of hardy northern stuff will quite happily spend many a happy hour in freezing cold and soggy wet conditions on a beach with a bucket and spade. I love them for that and being just like me. However, our local beach is 1 hour 15 minutes away and is not polluted by ICI wilton. A spectacular site (at night) but am sure is to blame for many childhood cases of asthma in the north east. The girls will squeal with delight at any opportunity to hit the beach and have never seen them jump in the car so quickly !!
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