As it happened: A day looking at life in England's seaside resorts
BBC News England
Time to pack up your windbreaker, but you can scroll back through our updates for a flavour of a day at the English seaside.
We'll leave you with a view of Scarborough from Scalby Mills.
The holidaymakers here are starting to go home after a long, warm, breezy day at the beach.
Claire Cottingham
Wendy, who owns Crafted Naturally in Margate, loves the town so much that she can't describe it in three words.
She needs four.
Trader's views on Margate
Claire Hawke
BBC Local Live
A national company which has its headquarters in Newquay has increased its workforce from three to 40 people in just three years.
Jess Ratty, head of public relations at Crowdfunder UK, said they specialised in helping local entrepreneurs and community groups raise funds - and that did not have to revolve around London.
Crowdfunder UK has expanded from 3 to 40 members of staff in three years
Claire Cottingham
"Please play me!! I'm yours."
Only in Margate would there be a piano on the side of a cafe.
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You had to be a hardy soul to brave the beach at windswept Hayling Island today.
Visitor Richard Radnor, from Alton, Hampshire described the resort as "having its charms".
Claire Hawke
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A man who set up a series of community Facebook groups, after his epilepsy left him registered disabled, said he was providing a place for people to "moan and groan" about the things that needed doing in Newquay.
Jon Goodman said enjoyed living in the resort, which he said was completely full in summer and emptier in the winter months.
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What's affected the life of coastal towns?
Places like the once fashionable Jaywick, near Clacton, Essex, (below) are now classed as deprived and in need of investments.
Image source, Getty ImagesAccording to the British Hospitality Association, industries such as shipbuilding and fishing have collapsed, prompting unemployment and drug use.
The Business Improvement District (BID) in Newquay says it has been working hard behind the scenes to change the way the town is perceived...
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BBC Local Live
Chris Epton has been working the donkeys on Skegness beach for nearly 50 years.
He's seen some changes in his time, with some of the worst seasons being during the miners' strikes in the 1980s.
Business slumped a little in recent years but he says it's picking up and Skeg is "booming again".
Claire Cottingham
A sunny Margate beach today
Bronwyn Jones
BBC News
Tracey Green from Wigan cares for Daniel and brings him to seaside for days out - she says accessibility can be an issue with his wheelchair.
She says Southport "is quite flat so that's good" but having to search for disabled toilets and facilities is a disruption - and many attractions aren't accessible for Daniel.
He did go on the big wheel at Southport Pleasureland last time though and loved it, she said.
Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher Robin Red Breast for this image of a windy Swanage in Dorset.
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Lloyd Watson
BBC News Online
As with any typical British Summer's day, the sun has now long gone, the cloud is here and the wind is picking up.
We're used to it though, aren't we? And that's probably why there's still many enjoying Tynemouth beach... and the chilly North Sea.
Bronwyn Jones
BBC News
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BBC Local Live
Like most seaside resorts, Clacton is brimming with hotels and B&Bs.
But business is "so so" here at the moment, according to the owner of one hotel along the seafront.
Chairmane Gibson quit her job as a nursery nurse in Hackney, London, to take over the Pink Palace two years ago.
"We always came to Clacton as a kid," she said.
"It's been a bit quiet to start with, but Clacton in general is slowly but surely picking up."
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We've been asking for your photos of the coast today as we look at the English seaside.
Ali Hodgson sent us this picture of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Image source, Ali HodgsonAnd Tricia Woolliscroft took this picture of a slightly cloudy Druridge Bay in Northumberland.
Image source, Tricia WoolliscroftTweet your pictures to @BBCEngland, external with #EnglishSeaside, external.
Claire Cottingham
I spoke to Rob and Amber about why they love Margate.
They said they're so fond of the place they decided to move here.
Rob and Amber's view of Margate
Bronwyn Jones
BBC News
Time for some funfair frolics - that's after I queue for my tokens at Southport's theme park which is bustling today.
Visitors tell me there's been investment here, revamping the rides and arcades. There is also a Go Kart track and the miniature railway is being brought back to its former glory.
Marcus White
BBC News
The wind has brought out some kitesurfers at Hayling Island in Hampshire.
Kitesurfers enjoy windy Hayling Island
The resort, which hosts an annual kitesurfing festival, is "the best in the UK" for the sport and attracts people from all over the country, according to surfer Ben McDermott.
