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Closest seaside trip to Birmingham?

zain
zain Posts: 336 Forumite
in Overseas holidays & travel planning
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

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  • System
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    I think your nearest is either Weston super mare or good old Blackpool
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  • Woby_Tide
    Woby_Tide Posts: 5,344 Forumite
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    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
    payless Posts: 6,957 Forumite
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    Not a lot between them, Rhyl may have it on actual distance, Weston on basis comparative ease of M5 route.
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  • zain
    zain Posts: 336 Forumite
    Many thanks for your responses. I think it will be Rhyl?
  • svmitche
    svmitche Posts: 592 Forumite
    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!) :-/
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