'Resorting to the coast’: Sussex seaside history

To many of us holiday history is linked to our childhood memories of a coastal visit, whether it is of a caravan on a windswept clifftop, a B&B in a large resort or a posh hotel on a glittering seafront. Somewhere in that memory comes a stroll on a pier, a battle with a deckchair or a round of golf [9 hole or Crazy] a charabanc trip or a paddle steamer along the coast. This talk looks at how the seaside replaced the inland spas as a destination, how we reached these distant spots and how the facilities and entertainments, hotels and piers developed there and changed over time.
Non-members welcome.