5 Shocking Things That Were NORMAL at the British Seaside

 

What was a trip to the British seaside really like in the past? Because behind that nostalgic image of beaches, promenades and good old-fashioned seaside fun lies a history that was sometimes far stranger — and considerably more shocking — than we might imagine.

In this episode, we're taking a journey through Britain's bizarre seaside history, discovering five things that were once considered surprisingly normal.

With modern-day Cleethorpes on the Lincolnshire coast as our backdrop, we'll travel back through Victorian and Edwardian Britain to uncover some of the strange beliefs, unusual attractions and rather questionable practices that became part of life beside the sea.

Some are fascinating. Some are pretty disgusting. And one raises the slightly uncomfortable question of whether we've really changed quite as much as we think... So join me as we uncover a very different side to the history of the Great British seaside.

📍 Filmed in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, UK