Chapter 06 · Friday, October 16, 2026
Sunny Afternoon on Bridlington Beach
We spent a sunny October afternoon in Bridlington with Betty and Sarah, walking the promenade past the colourful beach huts and red chairs before heading down onto the wide-open sand at low tide, where the rippled pools and distant wind farm stretched out toward the horizon.
Carlton House, 68 S Marine Dr, Bridlington YO15 3NS, UK
“The beach huts along the front were great — all white walls and little picket fences, people actually sitting out in red chairs like it was July.”
Took a walk along the seafront at Bridlington on a proper sunny October afternoon — the kind that makes you forget it's autumn. Greg and Hazel had Hazel on the sand while Sarah and I strolled the promenade. The beach huts along the front were great — all white walls and little picket fences, people actually sitting out in red chairs like it was July. The beach itself was huge with the tide out, loads of footprints everywhere and the groynes stretching into a pretty calm sea. Good couple of hours.
Beach Huts
Bridlington's beach huts are among the most sought-after in Yorkshire — waiting lists for a hut on the South Promenade have historically stretched to several years.
“I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.”
— John Masefield, 'Sea Fever'
3Q8V+JV Bridlington, UK
“You could see the wind farm sitting on the horizon and the town spires off to the right.”
The tide was way out when we got down to the beach, leaving behind all these rippled sand patterns and little pools reflecting the sky. Greg, Hazel, Sarah and I walked out across it — you could see the wind farm sitting on the horizon and the town spires off to the right. There were a few other people out but it was pretty quiet for a Friday afternoon. Good beach for just wandering around.
History
Bridlington's South Beach was a popular destination for working-class Yorkshire families during the Victorian era, with the railway arriving in 1846 and transforming it almost overnight from a quiet fishing town into one of the north's busiest seaside resorts.
“I never met a man I didn't like the look of better out of doors.”
— Winifred Holtby, South Riding
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