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Jun 26, 2020
2 minutes
WORDS CAROLINE WHEATER
We first took seaside holidays in the 18th century, seeking health cures at Blackpool, Scarborough, Margate and Brighton, where the Prince Regent built his Marine Pavilion in 1787. By the early 19th century, Eastbourne, Weymouth, Lyme Regis, Bognor Regis, Southport and Weston-super-Mare had joined the throng, but you needed wealth and time to travel by coach.
The railways
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