ajm200 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 We're off to Brighton for a few days soon and although Brighton is lovely for a family holiday with so many activities for rainy or sunny days, I'd love to take my toddler to a sandy beach while we are there so that we can build sandcastles.... any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Not much sand near Brighton really. You could go along the coast eastwards to Camber - loads and loads of sand there. Or I think there is some at Littlehampton to the west. Near littlehampton is a little place called Climping or Clymping. It is a tiny little alcove place, but has sand. Good luck and have a nice time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 As Ginette says there isn't much sand near Brighton i'm afraid. West Wittering beach near Chichester - further along the coast - is gorgeous and sandy (blue flag i think) or you could try Seaford beach - stones but loads of cliffs to walk on too, really pretty and much quieter then Brighton. And much nearer Brighton then West Wittering. The only photos i can find to show you don't give you a very good idea of how nice West Wittering is. But here is us at West Wittering (albeit in October!) try: http://www.westwitteringbeach.co.uk/ And here is Sunset over Seaford beach (only daytime ones i could find had me in my bikini many years ago in them! ) Can i recommend a walk on Ditchling Beacon on the South Downs just outside Brighton to? Its lovely! Have a nice time wherever you decide to go! (Just noticed nearly all my photos have Milo posing in them... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Definitely West Wittering beach Not very far from me but about an hour/ hour and a half from Brighton, depending on traffic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel19 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 West Witterings is lovely - i went there last year with some friends and it was great! There's a grassy car-park area behind the beach, im not sure if you can camp there or not but might be easier to camp for a night as it's a bit of a trek from brighton. Or just wait for the tide to go out in brighton as then it's sandy and you can make sandcastles! Shoreham beach (about 20mins away) is probably nicer for that kind of thing and when the tide does go out there's quite a lot of sand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Thanks for the recommendations. We'll definately visit West Wittering beach on the way down to Brighton, weather permitting, as we can't check into our hotel until late afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...