Bucket-and-spade fun - do you remember days out at the seaside?

Winners in the amber hunt along Southwold beach in 2006 (Image: Archant)

Long before the current "staycation boom" due to Covid 19, many people were enjoying all kinds of holiday activities on their doorsteps.

A day at the seaside in Felixstowe in 1966 (Image: Archant)

Suffolk and north Essex have an impressive choice of beaches to discover.

Clacton's annual sandcastle competition on West Beach. (Image: Archant)

Our latest Days Gone By photo gallery features people relaxing and soaking up the sun on the sands and shingle at resorts including Felixstowe and Clacton, as well as enjoying seaside amusements.

A sandcastle competition at Waldringfield in August 1985 (Image: Archant)

Sandcastle competitions have often proved popular with youngsters, while an amber hunt at Southwold provided a more unusual seaside contest.

Felixstowe beach at Jacob’s Ladder as it was in August 1981. (Image: Archant)

A day at the seaside in Felixstowe in 1966 (Image: Archant)

Can you spot any familiar faces in these photos, and do they bring back memories of past summers?

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