Closest seaside trip to Birmingham?

zain · 19 July 2004 at 12:14PM

An odd request...

I am looking after the nearest beach/coast/seasde trip i can make to take a 2 year old nephew from Birmingham. Probably by car. It would probably be a day trip too.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance

System · 19 July 2004 at 1:58PM

I think your nearest is either Weston super mare or good old Blackpool

Woby_Tide · 19 July 2004 at 3:49PM

Southport will be closer than Blackpool though probably same distance as Weston. other options are north wales I guess, maybe shove some options in AA route planner, will also depend on where in Birmingham you are i.e. North or South

payless · 19 July 2004 at 4:10PM

Not a lot between them, Rhyl may have it on actual distance, Weston on basis comparative ease of M5 route.

zain · 19 July 2004 at 8:37PM

Many thanks for your responses. I think it will be Rhyl?

svmitche · 19 July 2004 at 10:18PM

Rhyl is very nice in the summer. A little rundown, but in a victorian kind of way. ;D

There's the sea-life centre and the waterslide centre as well as the beach.

If you want to go a little further along the coast too Llandudno is also very nice for the beach, pier and nice little shops.

And of course, excellent for the ice-cream too (hmmm, visions of 2-year-old with sticky hands!) :-/

Closest seaside trip to Birmingham?

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