Our most recent seaside trip was to Littlehampton on the South Coast. I shared a couple of pictures on last weeks Project 52 but it’s time to share some more!
Littlehampton is a little different to some of the other coastal areas we have visited recently. It has a lot of rides, amusements, an arcade, soft play and restaurants so if you want a traditional family fun day out at the seaside then it’s a great choice of beach to take the kids. We went a couple of years back on a really hot day for the boys first ever trip to the beach when we first got our car!
This time it was not extremely hot, but still warm enough to have a nice day at the seaside. We came in first through the Harbour Park and the kids were attracted straight away to all the amusements and rides so we played here for a bit before going to the beach.
Mr R looks like he has an attitude in this picture! He did feel quite possessive over this car, he kept jumping in and declaring “mine car!!”
Then we went outside to the main rides of Harbour Park, they didn’t go on a lot though as we only went for the afternoon and wanted to still have time for the beach.
To go on the rides you buy a pack of tokens and then exchange various amounts for each ride. It’s fairly reasonably priced although can add up a bit if you have several kids and they go on a lot!
Next, it was time to go to the beach.
Like most of the beaches on the South coast, Littlehampton is mostly a pebble beach but there are some stretches of sand. Last time we came we did manage to find quite a big sandy bit for the kids to play, this time we found a smaller bit.
It’s like pockets of sand in between the pebbly bits. This combination of sand and pebbles did enable something pretty cool though: making a sand slide!
This is made by digging a big hole in the sand right next to the pebble section, so the pebbles create a sturdy wall and allow you to get that height and depth to make a slide. It was very fun for the boys!
We also had lots of fun making sand castles, we split into teams for a competition: me and Mr Z against Mr R, Mr T and Dada.
The sand is also great for mark making, you can read about this in our alphabet project: A is for At the Beach.
If you’re thinking of a trip to the seaside on the South coast then Littlehampton is definitely a good option to consider for family fun. The drive is not too bad from London at all!
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Gorgeous photos of your beautiful boys Anna, and conclusive proof, yet again, that children can delight in the simplest of activities
It looks gorgeous, what a lovely place to visit. I love their sand slide! So much fun 😀 x
Looks like a lovely time spent on the beach and the front. I do love a proper traditional (some might say tacky) British seaside.
Beautiful photos! They look like they are having so much fun 🙂 The beach is gorgeous, and I love that slide x #CountryKids
Beaches always make for imaginative play. Love it. The slide seems like a fun idea. Nice time of year to be there. #CountryKids
Loving the slide, I think our beach might be too sandy for that one but it looks great fun and must have been lovely and warm judging by the bare arms. A perfect seaside day. Thank you for sharing on Country Kids.
wow this looks like such a lovely place to visit. We need a seaside trip soon! xx
That’s a brill sand slide – well done and how much fun for them! #countrykids
I am sitting in front of my laptop and at my peripheral vision I can see rain pouding the window. Good to see sunny weather pictures. Balances the gloom =) #CountryKids
We used to go to Littlehampton every year with school, I loved it there. Have always wanted to visit again, I just remember the sand and train on the seafront x
#lifehack lol 😉
Their smiles on the car rides are gorgeous and nothing beats a day at the seaside. Looks like you had such great fun.
Looks like a lovely day out
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Looks like a lovely day, we haven’t made it to the beach yet this year. The kids love the sand and digging so can’t wait for our holiday in August. Looks like a great day was had #countrykids
Looks like you had a great day out. We’ve never been to Littlehampton
We tried putting our little man on a playground ride this weekend and he screamed until he took him off. Love the seagull shot with the blue negative space 🙂
That looks like a great day by the seaside! Will have to remember it if we are down that way!
Looks like you had a great day out, your pictures are brilliant #countrykids