Sea Foam Haciendas, Worthing

Advantages: Lots to do for young and old, Kids love it
Disadvantages: Traffic is bad in the summer and Bank holidays

...now the largest in West Sussex. There have been local discoveries such as Bronze Age tools, metal, coins and pottery from the Iron Age, Roman coins, tiles and pottery were also discovered in parts of the town. In 1807 Worthing had its first royal visit, Prince Regent who came to see his youthful daughter, Princess Charlotte. In 1890, the town received its Royal Charter and became the Borough of Worthing. Worthing is also known for the English bowls and Britain's has oldest croquet club. The Beach A mixture of sand and pebbles which runs along the promenade. You will find a lot of people having a stroll along the seafront, taking in all the views and sea air. The beach is perfect for water sports, such as wind-surfing and sailing, or if you prefer then you can just relax and sunbathe. You can always see people fishing on the beach... Read review

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Advantages: Magical, exotic, thrilling storytelling
Disadvantages: None for me!

...I first came across Eva Ibbotson at the age of four, when I had an audio tape of a wonderful story called the Secret of Platform 13. I was delighted, then, when nearly ten years later Journey to the River Sea cropped up in the Carnegie Medal reading list at my school, and quickly became a firm favourite with myself and all of my friends. Journey to the River Sea is set in Brazil, at the time of the Rubber Barons of the Amazon. At the centre of the story is Maya, the orphan of two adventurous archaeologist parents, living in a reputable girls? school in London when she receives a summons from her Uncle Carter to come and live with his family in the Amazon. With the company of formidable governess Miss Minton, she journeys from England to Belem and to the rainforest city of Manaus, where the Carters and their vicious twin daughters live... Read review

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Advantages: "We joined the navy to see the world?."
Disadvantages: "And what did we see? We saw the sea." (Irving Berlin)

...and overpriced headland of the same name to the Isle of Purbeck and stride off down the South West Coast Path that begins on the far side. Don?t worry, I?m not going to ask you to walk the full 630 miles. For the first few miles you will be on the beaches of Shell Bay and Studland Bay, between the dunes and the sea. As you know, I?m not too wild about beach views and this one is not improved by the nudists, who are mostly ugly, male and not worth looking at. It is enormously improved, though, on a clear day by the Needles of the Isle of Wight looming out to sea in the east and by the mirror-image chalk cliff spikes known as Old Harry and his Wife, adding drama to the point of the headland up ahead. Once past Old Harry and round the point, you have entered the World Heritage Site known as the Jurassic Coast. The first stretch doesn... Read review

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