Welcome to Skegness beach
According to the BBC website right now
the tide is rising and we will hit high tide very soon so i'm heading to the beach
i had no idea they had tennis courts here
this in case you don't know is one of the original Butlin's chalets created by Billy Butlin himself
they've essentially kept it it's a grade two listed building so even if they wanted
to they're not allowed to knock it down let's have a look inside i'm told that oh
three beds that's not bad and a drawer these go back to what the 1930s
and these Butlin's original chalets didn't have bathrooms i believe they did have a sink
but that's it that was the limit you had a communal bathroom nearby that
you had to go and use oh how times have changed but yeah a bunk bed there we go
Billy Butlin's original chalets 1936 it says on the plaque
right let's head to the beach
i love these the kids love these too these oversized beach ornaments the lounger the
ball or the umbrella it's a lot of fun and it's great photo opportunity as well
oh it's the famous big ice cream
oh there we go welcome to our big beach photo garden
explore and take photos this is not a play area
time to head to the beach at see high tide
yeah this is Butlin's own exit / entrance to the beach open between 9 and 5.
this closes at five don't you that's a shame but right now i believe this is high tide
yeah yeah yeah so this is high tide according to the BBC website anyway this is high tide and it's
a nice clear day so you can see in the distance all those windmills that they put out in the sea
even at high tide it's quite a hike to get to the water you can imagine at low tide it's a lot worse
they've got a hot dog van in case you feel peckish
peckish means hungry for those of you who aren't British
all right so this is high tide this is about as close as the water gets to the shore it still took
what three minutes to get from the start of the beach to the water so if you have
any accessibility issues then this is going to be tough my accessibility issue of course is
i'm lazy well it's not the nicest day for it oh the water's almost at my feet it's not the
nicest day for it because it's been raining and it's cloudy right now as you can probably see
but when the sun is shining this is a very very nice stretch of beach and as you can see it's so
quiet there's hardly anyone here partly that's because of the weather
and partly that's because this big stretch
for about two miles is almost exclusively used by people staying at Butlin's now that's not because
they're the only ones allowed to use it ooh almost got wet there that's because it's quite
hard to get to this bit because the complex the Butlin's is complex it's so big that um
it's not worth doing that now as well as being quite sandy it's also
quite stony as well so not perfect as a beach but it's quite coarse sand so highly recommend
definitely come here when the weather is nicer and it will be hopefully tomorrow and the day
after but yeah welcome to Skegness beach aaarghh feet wet all right tide's still coming in it seems
and i've probably ruined my timberland sandals now but i like it i like being at the beach there are
in case you don't know negative ions created when the water hits the sand and that is quite healthy
for us apparently having negative ions in the air that we breathe in scientifically speaking
being at the beach is good for you because the air is healthier because of negative ions
i wish i knew what that meant
oh that feels so nice
right we're back at the beach but this time we're just going to take a long walk over
to Fantasy Island
busier day at the beach today because the weather's slightly better
the stalls have arrived all kinds of fun things to buy you can even hire deck chairs
there's plenty of food options as well
very clear today you can see all the windmills out to sea
look watch this
no i'm all right i will wait till you're ready
because i don't want to have fish and chips now that's right no problem
all right bit of a problem it's so ludicrously busy but there are queues just to get wristbands
so we're not sure if we're going to be able to enjoy any of the rides the
girls were a bit hesitant about them anyway so perhaps we'll just enjoy
a wander around and some food that's probably the most sensible option
i like it
wow