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Skegness Beach

Lincolnshire, England


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Skegness Beach is a popular seaside destination on the East Coast of England, known for its wide sandy beach, promenade, and variety of attractions.

Skegness Beach is a spacious wide sandy beach backed by dunes, offering a beautiful setting for a day out or a family holiday. The beach is part of the bustling seaside town of Skegness, which has a promenade, beautiful seafront gardens, and two boating lakes.

The beach and town offer a range of attractions and activities, including donkey rides, crazy golf, fairground rides, an outdoor swimming pool, and an indoor play area. Visitors can also enjoy horse and cart rides around the town, live entertainment at the Embassy Centre, and traditional seaside amusements. The beach itself offers a range of activities, such as canoeing, kayaking, sailing, swimming, sunbathing, surfing, crabbing, rock pooling, paddling, picnics, and flying kites.

The beach has good access for those in wheelchairs or with pushchairs, and it's also possible to hire beach wheelchairs. There are public toilets available, and nearby car parks provide good parking facilities. The railway station is within walking distance, and the beach has a lifeguard service in season.

Dogs are banned from the area in front of the pier from 1 May to 30 September.

Skegness Beach is one of the UK's most famous seaside destinations, and it's where the first Butlins holiday resort was opened in 1936.

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Weather and tides for Thursday 17 September

Today
Chance of rain 82%
Max temperature 19°C
feels like 19°C
Wind 18mph
Max UV Index
Tonight
Chance of rain %
Min temperature 11°C
feels like 13°C
Wind 13mph

The tide at Skegness Beach is currently falling. Low tide will be at approximately 4:54 PM, and the next high tide will be at approximately 10:36 PM.

Today's air pollution levels are forecast to be Low

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Location: Skegness

Location type: Urban

OS Grid: TF573634

Coordinates: 53°8'41"N 0°21'5"E

Mapcode: GBR MYT.ZLH

What 3 Words: living.will.grants

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

County: Lincolnshire

Country: England

Local Authority: East Lindsey District Council

Parish: Skegness

Nearest postcode: PE25 2UE

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Visitor information for Skegness Beach, Lincolnshire, England. Weather, tides, visitor comments, beach facilities, photos, nearest postcode, beach information and nearby accommodation.

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