[katkin]

Originally Posted by angel22

It's not a long walk from the main bit of Cleethorpes. I'd just park on the front and walk down towards the Leisure Centre. I'm sure someone would be able to point you in the right direction once you're there.

Thats where we tend to park. You have to keep an eye out for horses and other dogs along the edge but once you get to the dunes it's fairly quiet. Mind you, watch out for the boggy bits: me n Ailsa once got caught in what felt like quicksand/sludge and had to clean up in the loos we were knee deep in one place

[diamond123]

Thanku everyone for all the info n suggestions much appreciated think we may give cayton bay a go see how we compare it to mappleton

[maryjane]

we never go through brid. got a caravan at cayton so go often. its 1hr 40. unless traffic jams etc. .

[diamond123]

Thats gud thn maryjane cos mappleton tuk s bowt 2hour 15mins? Av u gt a postcode i cud put in satnav please and is ther ample parking?

[irenewilde]

Originally Posted by medusa

Out of rush hour I'd say an hour and a half, although Google says it's 2 hours (which is odd, bearing in mind I get all the way to Middlesbrough in 2 hours).

Skinningrove? Saltburn? Middlesbrough? All very familar places to me! Are you originally from that area?

I do find it takes pretty much 2 hours to get to any of the east coast seaside resorts. It's the one thing I dislike about my adopted city of Sheffield - it's way too far from the sea! With Middlesbrough, especially since they opened the 'new' road, it's foot hard down and don't come out of 5th gear till the last couple of miles! The routes to the seaside involve little motorway and so are slower.

[Strix]

Anybody planning a beach trip should remember to check the tide times before setting off!

[medusa]

Originally Posted by irenewilde

Skinningrove? Saltburn? Middlesbrough? All very familar places to me! Are you originally from that area?

No- I'm a Black country/Brummie mongrel

I just like it up there and we go around that area for holidays (ideally out of school holiday times and staying nowhere near a resort) or for day trips when we want to go to the seaside and give Molly a place to lollop around and be a loon for a few hours.