The MD guide to the 40 greatest seaside memories of our youth. In order.
Number 40.
Amusement arcade bingo. A sliding plastic tile always missing, stuck or burnt with the end of a cig in losing anger.
Number 40.
Amusement arcade bingo. A sliding plastic tile always missing, stuck or burnt with the end of a cig in losing anger.
Number 39
The absolute wonder of the monorail.
The absolute wonder of the monorail.
Number 38
Crazy Golf
Crazy Golf
Number 37
The while-u-wait printed t-shirt
The while-u-wait printed t-shirt
Number 36
The beautifully poetic Butlins slogan
The beautifully poetic Butlins slogan
Number 35
The disturbing world of socks with sandals
The disturbing world of socks with sandals
Number 34
The submarine arcade game. Strange rash on the forehead guaranteed.
The submarine arcade game. Strange rash on the forehead guaranteed.
Number 33
Jack Straws in the caravan. Absolute carnage. "THE LADDER MOVED!!!!!"
Jack Straws in the caravan. Absolute carnage. "THE LADDER MOVED!!!!!"
Number 32
The beautiful yet somewhat underwhelming Helter Skelter
The beautiful yet somewhat underwhelming Helter Skelter
Number 31
A relaxing day at the beach
A relaxing day at the beach
Number 30
The strange and wonderful world of the joke shop
The strange and wonderful world of the joke shop
Number 29
The gorgeous wooden win a KitKat machine. We actually won one. And one of the fingers was solid chocolate. Still regarded as an full-on miracle in our family to this day.
The gorgeous wooden win a KitKat machine. We actually won one. And one of the fingers was solid chocolate. Still regarded as an full-on miracle in our family to this day.
Number 28
The striptease pen. Valuable playground currency.
The striptease pen. Valuable playground currency.
Number 27
Digging a massive hole on the beach with your Alsatian looking on in admiration
Digging a massive hole on the beach with your Alsatian looking on in admiration
Number 26
Sunbathing
Sunbathing
Number 25
The luxury caravan
The luxury caravan
Number 24
Vintage cars on rails
Vintage cars on rails
Number 23
Learning to swim at Butlins, Ayr.
An outdoor pool. In Ayr. Almost froze to death, with the bonus of a guaranteed verruca.
Learning to swim at Butlins, Ayr.
An outdoor pool. In Ayr. Almost froze to death, with the bonus of a guaranteed verruca.
Number 22
Wearing a knotted hankie on your head
Wearing a knotted hankie on your head
Number 21
Health food
Health food
Number 20
The saucy postcard
The saucy postcard
Number 19
The serious Butlins snooker hall. First illicit taste of Double Diamond. Aged 9.
The serious Butlins snooker hall. First illicit taste of Double Diamond. Aged 9.
Number 18
The Kentucky Derby Game. Heart stopping levels of excitement. A lad peed himself next to us when he won. Nobody batted an eyelid.
The Kentucky Derby Game. Heart stopping levels of excitement. A lad peed himself next to us when he won. Nobody batted an eyelid.
Number 17
The utterly terrifying fortune telling machine:
"You will win the jackpot on the slot machine bandit in this arcade tonight. It won't pay out."
The utterly terrifying fortune telling machine:
"You will win the jackpot on the slot machine bandit in this arcade tonight. It won't pay out."
Number 16
The glory of pinball
The glory of pinball
Number 15
Shuggy boats on the beach. H&S nightmare.
Shuggy boats on the beach. H&S nightmare.
Number 14
The glorious Butlins badges
The glorious Butlins badges
Number 13
Butlins, Skegness 1974. Waited all year to go and it burnt to the f*cking ground the day after we got there.
Butlins, Skegness 1974. Waited all year to go and it burnt to the f*cking ground the day after we got there.
Number 12
The Funhouse. Ambulance on permanent standby. Bigger boys smoking in the dark corners.
The Funhouse. Ambulance on permanent standby. Bigger boys smoking in the dark corners.
Number 11
The kiss me quick hat.
The kiss me quick hat.
Number 10
The frankly traumatic Punch & Judy show.
The frankly traumatic Punch & Judy show.
Number 9
Bumper cars. Listening to Jungle Rock, driving with one hand thinking you were king of the world until some mad bastard hits you head-on and you lose your front teeth on the steering wheel
Bumper cars. Listening to Jungle Rock, driving with one hand thinking you were king of the world until some mad bastard hits you head-on and you lose your front teeth on the steering wheel
Number 8
A vicious bout of food poisoning
A vicious bout of food poisoning
Number 7
Constant deckchair and windbreak trauma
Constant deckchair and windbreak trauma
Number 6
Playing games in the boarding house while it hammered it down for 5 days straight.
Playing games in the boarding house while it hammered it down for 5 days straight.
Number 5
The epic Grand National
The epic Grand National
Number 4
The Penny Falls.
The Penny Falls.
Number 3
Fish and Chips. Never tasted as good as at the seaside.
Fish and Chips. Never tasted as good as at the seaside.
Number 2
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**Number 1**
The drinking lucky bird.
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