beach in Sussex?

Salad

camping in Sussex this weekend - if the weather is good we will probably head for the beach for the afternoon.

any recommendations for somewhere between Brighton and Eastbourne - sandy if poss!

oohaahmortimer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/30?count=10

Salad

there are times when the BBC forecasts are uselessly pessimisitic - I was swimming in hot sunshine in Devon on BH Monday when the beeb said it would pour down all day.

Saturday will be the same, I can 100% guarantee that if there is any rain it will have cleared before my hangover does.

Anyone been to Peacehaven beach (not sandy I know, but at least it is flat I think.

Or maybe Barcombe Mills - not even by the sea, but supposed to be good swimming?

golfaddick

Pevensey bay is usually ok once the tide is out - top half is rather stoney but once past the groynes (oh ah missus) there is plenty of sand

LargeAddick

[cite]Posted By: golfaddick[/cite]Pevensey bay is usually ok once the tide is out - top half is rather stoney but once past the groynes (oh ah missus) there is plenty of sand

you need to look at a map !!

colthe3rd

[cite]Posted By: oohaahmortimer[/cite]http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/30?count=10

Much more reliable

Salad

thanks all

tide's full in about 3pm on Saturday

Heath Hero

West Wittering. Lovely big sandy beach (especially when the tide's out). Just east of Portsmouth.

Oakster

Saltdean beach used to be lovely and sandy - Saltdean is a few miles west of Peacehaven heading back towards Brighton - not sure if it still is as they built new breakwaters which changed the tidal flow around.

Actually a quick look on google maps shows it still is!!

sandy as you want!

wickford

Looks a bit stoney to me when you zoom in – and what's that big white turtle thing that's crawled out of the sea on the 2nd right section of beach?

superclive

well I have just returned from a day at camber sands, been to greatstone after very helpfull advice on there. Lovely beach, gets a bit crowded around lunch time but not too bad. went to a nice pub at dungeness for dinner, the britania, CRACKIN steak pie!

falconwood_1

Have just got back from Sandbanks.

If anyone has a birthday during the summer, treat yourself to a night tat The Sandbanks Hotel.

You step out of the terrace bar ontop a fantastic beach.

It's no Joss Bay but hey. . . .