@nationalseasideday 😃😎🎶

We'll be singing that all day now 😂

Fresh from our Valuing Seaside Heritage Symposium at Saltdean Lido, we're celebrating #NationalSeasideDay! 🌊 To mark the day, we're sharing the @seasidenetwork.bsky.social's 2026 Bucket & Spade List. Voting is now open! seasideheritage.org.uk/bucket-spade...

Some impossible choices in this year's #BucketAndSpade list. Vote now if you can.

Happy #nationalseasideday! Today we launch our 4th annual #bucketandspade list awards. You can vote for your favourite seaside attraction from our list of top ten nominations - #tinsidelido #shellgrotto #harbourbar #scarborough and more! See the full list at seasideheritage.org.uk/bucket-spade...

It's #NationalSeasideDay TOMORROW! Help us celebrate all the good stuff about our #seaside places by using the hashtag and in return we'll share the list of top ten nominees for the 2026 #bucketandspade awards 🌊🏖️😍

Our venue for #valuingseasideheritage last week WAS very cool! A fantastic day and we're grateful to @memckeague.bsky.social and all our wonderful speakers for making the effort to join us in spite of the heat

To all those persevering through the heat and travel delays like @karenaverby.bsky.social - thank you and we can't wait to see you tomorrow! Forecast for Saltdean looks a little bit cooler...

A week to go! #SeasideHeritage

The stretch of coast east of #brighton was transformed during the 1930s. Join our walking tour on 27 June to see some superb examples of #seaside #modernism from the sea wall to the best sea views. Only a few places left ⬇️ seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

Great to see our own Dr Anya Chapman quoted in this week's Country Life magazine on #piers

That sounds like some good seaside! *Tomorrow*

Thanks to our friends @heritagenetwork.bsky.social delegates attending the #valuingseasideheritage symposium can enjoy some complementary chips...on the beach! We'll be heading down to the sea with co-hosts @hbap1924.bsky.social after the talks are finished. Join us hbap.org.uk/valuing-seas...

Are you thinking of coming to our symposium on 26th June? We hope so but there are only a few tickets left so don't delay, book today! Join us plus partners @hbap1924.bsky.social and @heritagenetwork.bsky.social for a packed day of talks, discussions & networking at Saltdean Lido

So glad you enjoyed it Greg! Thanks for coming

Still just about time to sign up for a walk around #Margate on Tuesday...

It's 50 years since Agatha Christie died and the Queen of Crime is as popular as ever. We're celebrating her #seaside links in our next online seminar on 8 July with talks about #Torquay Pavilion, Burgh Island Hotel and murder mysteries set by the sea. seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

Fancy joining me for a virtual trip to 'The Biarritz of Wales' and the 'Welsh Riviera'? What about 'Barry-bados'? On 10 June at 6.30pm I'll be doing an online talk about Welsh #seasidearchitecture for @c20cymru.bsky.social Tickets available from secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

We're teaming up with artist, writer and speaker Dan Thompson to offer a marvellous #Margate mooch which will uncover the resort's hidden stories. Why not join us on 9 June to take a tour from pre-history to Brutalism at the #seaside? Book your place at ticketsource.com/seaside-heri...

It's just over a month until our #valuingseasideheritage symposium and we can't wait to hear from our keynote speaker Lord Bassam of Brighton, former Chair of the Regenerating Seaside Towns & Communities select committee and current Chair of #brighton Seafront Development Board.

The cable cars are working this year, and on saturday we went to the beach on one, and we saw a jelly fish. Susan is behaving herself quite well so far.

"Sackville Hotel, Bexhill-On-Sea." The Sackville opened in 1890, this postcard was sent in 1912 but show the hotel as it looked in, or just before, 1900. #Bexhill #Sussex #Seaside #Holiday #Hotel #History #1900s

We're looking forward to hearing about the #seaside projects supported by @archhfund.org.uk over the last 50 years with CEO Matthew Mckeague. He'll also be sharing funding insights so if you're involved with #regeneration on the coast you might want to join us on 26 June hbap.org.uk/valuing-seas...

My next online talk celebrates the centenary of the most picturesque #seaside village in Britain. #Portmeirion was the brainchild of Clough Williams-Ellis, a labour of love that he built over fifty years. Always a hotel, join me to learn about its unique history www.ticketsource.com/kathryn-ferry

The day after our #valuingseasideheritage symposium we're offering 2 #brighton walking tours - one will be with local Regency expert Dr Sue Berry looking at early development around the #royalpavilion. Space is limited so sign up now to avoid disappointment: seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

#regeneration can be a powerful force at #seaside resorts so we're delighted to be hearing from people with first hand experience of projects at #selsey #folkestone #ramsgate at our #valuingseasideheritage symposium on 26 June. Book here to join us hbap.org.uk/valuing-seas...

Congratulations to #SaltdeanLido on their RIBA South East Award! Here are some 'then' pics from 2013 and 2018. Join us to see it 'now' at our #valuingseasideheritage symposium with @hbap1924.bsky.social and @heritagenetwork.bsky.social on 26 June. hbap.org.uk/valuing-seas...

We're busy making arrangements for our Big Day Out in #Scarborough in September. Watch this space for more information and get ready to join us at the Grand Hotel, Europe's largest when it opened in 1867

We've got some fantastic case studies to share at the upcoming #valuingseasideheritage symposium with @hbap1924.bsky.social. We're welcoming Stuart Wood and Rob Kenyon to discuss the exciting projects they are spearheading in #cleethorpes and #ramsgate respectively hbap.org.uk/valuing-seas...

If you're coming along to our #ValuingSeasideHeritage Symposium on 26 June why not stay in Brighton and join us for this tour or join Dr Sue Berry for a walk around the Royal Pavilion area seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

BEATS BLACKPOOL BUT NOT RHYL.

Plenty of weather.

We're delighted that Matthew Mckeague, @archhfund.org.uk CEO, will be taking part in the Valuing Seaside Heritage Symposium on 26 June to share the impact of #AHF50 for coastal places hbap.org.uk/valuing-seas...

It's 50 years since the death of #agathachristie so we're paying homage to the queen of crime writing in our special fundraising seminar in July. Support our work while enjoying talks about Burgh Island Hotel, Torquay Pavilion and interwar crime writers seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

🌊 Can seaside heritage be World Heritage? At the Valuing Seaside Heritage Symposium (26 June 2026, Saltdean Lido), Allan Brodie will explore the international significance of Britain’s #SeasideHeritage and consider its place within a global context. Register: hbap.org.uk/valuing-seas...

The original Guinness Clock, which went mad with moving parts every 1/4 hour, was made for the 1951 Festival Gardens at Battersea. Travelling versions then toured resorts. There'll be more #festivalofbritain / #seaside crossovers in my online talk - 13 May www.ticketsource.com/kathryn-ferry

Booked for our symposium with @hbap1924.bsky.social & @heritagenetwork.bsky.social yet? Here are our first 3 speakers to tempt you - @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social and Samantha Richardson will talk on what #seasideheritage is, its potential as world heritage & its economic value

Valuing Seaside Heritage Symposium Hosted in partnership with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social, @hbap1924.bsky.social, and @heritagenetwork.bsky.social. @seasideferry.bsky.social opens the day with 'What is Seaside Heritage?'. Register: hbap.org.uk/valuing-seas...

Our next online seminar is all about amusement parks and funfairs - we'll be looking at their origins, surviving heritage and the current challenges they face. Book your *free* place here: seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

My next online talk celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Festival of Britain. I'll be looking at how the #seaside was represented at the South Bank and how design there, in its turn, influenced the look of resorts in the 1950s and 60s Book your ticket at www.ticketsource.com/kathryn-ferry

Thanks to our speakers this afternoon who provided lots of examples of care and restoration of #seasidegardens at #southport and #scarborough as well as some lovely floral clocks. If you missed the seminar it will be available to watch online via our website soon

Have you signed up for our June Symposium about Valuing Seaside Heritage? We're thrilled to be partnering again with @hbap1924.bsky.social and also have support from @heritagenetwork.bsky.social this year. Full details here: hbap.org.uk/valuing-seas...

At our seminar tomorrow we're celebrating the green spaces of our coastal resorts. Book your *free* space to hear about King's Gardens in #southport, South Cliff Gardens in #scarborough and the history of #floralclocks from @seasideferry.bsky.social seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

This is going to be great! And what a fantastic venue for our second #seasideheritage symposium with @hbap1924.bsky.social We've got a packed programme lined up for you finishing with 'chips and chat' on the beach thanks to @heritagenetwork.bsky.social Sign up NOW and we'll see you there 🌊🏖️

Scarborough, this morning @thesjt.bsky.social

De La Warr Pavilion

If you like #vintage #swimwear then #Southend is the place for you! The Beecroft Gallery has a collection of more than 500 swimsuits and I was lucky enough to see a few yesterday. Thanks to the opening of their new Collections Centre last weekend these pieces will be more accessible to researchers

Great news!

We ❤️Blackpool! Off to go and get a copy of this mag now the-modernist.org/collections/...

📢Last chance to nominate for the 2026 #bucketandspadelist Do you have a favourite #seaside attraction, activity, food or experience which makes the seaside special to you? 👉🏽To submit your nomination, please click here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...