Red hot weather is predicted for this Bank Holiday weekend and it got us thinking about the fun you had on Whit weekend in years gone by.
This selection of photos shows people in bowler hats on the beach at Roker in 1929, when donkey rides and beach tents were all the rage.
Others show people out in force at Seaburn in 1955, and watching a spot of Morris dancing in Deneside Park, Seaham in 2010.
Then there’s a series of great photos from 2024 when hundreds of people still flocked to Seaburn despite the sea fret settling on Sunderland.
Tell us what you love most about a trip to the seaside and what your own childhood memories are. Perhaps you remember a favourite fish and chip shop, toy shop, pub or restaurant in the past.
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1. Misty in 2024
Look at the sea fret which hit the beach at Seaburn during the Bank Holiday weekend in 2024. | se
2. Out for a walk
Seaburn was a hive of activity as people turned out to enjoy the bracing coastal weather in 2024. | se
3. Splashing around
These dogs were having a great time in the waves in another scene from Seaburn in 2024. | se
4. Traditional in 2010
Members of The Kern Morris dancers from Durham, entertaining at the May Bank Holiday Celebrations at Deneside Park, Seaham. | se