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On a beach…welcome to manonabeach.com, where I’ll regularly add video of my beach visits, so you can enjoy a flavour of the beach, even when you’re not there.

Seaton Carew Beach

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Season: summer

Seaton Carew’s beach has been a popular visitor attraction since Victorian times.  Despite its industrial heritage, there is a fine promenade, which runs all the way up the coast to Hartlepool and the beach is sandy and clean.  With excellent access and plenty of parking, as well as shops and amusements behind the beach, this is a fine family beach.  Bathing water is clean and there is wildlife hereabouts too, as this stretch of coastline forms a part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest.

What the beach means to Kathryn and Alex.

Blue skies over the beach at Seaton Carew.

Caister-on-Sea

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Season: spring

Located just to the north of Great Yarmouth, the beach at Caister-on-Sea is quieter than its popular neighbour.  It’s a fine dog walking spot with no restrictions and access is good, with plenty of parking.  Featuring both an independent lifeboat station (see interview below) and a visitor centre, facilities are good.  Despite the lack of lifeguard cover, bathing is safe and the water is clean.  I recommend this beach for a long, leisurely stroll, keeping your eyes out for seals from the colony further up the coast.

With Zane, by the independent Caister Lifeboat.

What the beach means to James.

A bright spring afternoon at Caister-on-Sea.

Hemsby

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Season: spring

Although Hemsby beach is popular for water sports, including surfing and canoeing, there is plenty of room and a natural feel here.  The bathing water is first class and there is abundant wildlife in the extensive dune system.  Behind the beach the road to Hemsby village has amusement arcades and beach shops, so there’s variety here.  The tide isn’t an issue and the sand is soft and widespread at any point of the day.   The beach is two miles long, so it’s easy to find a secluded sunbathing spot too.

What the beach means to Jade, Dave and Jenny

A fine day at Hemsby beach.