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Brits Can Now Go to the Beach

by Michael Curzon
30 March 2021 12:39 AM

Brits are now allowed to travel out of their local areas to go to the seaside, the Government has announced. (It still feels strange that such actions must receive approval from the state!) When half a million people flocked to the Dorset coastline last June, a “major incident” was declared. Brits won’t quite be able to enjoy the 33.3C temperatures that were recorded that week, but will still surely make the most of the “mini-heatwave”. The Mail has the story.

Britons are expected to flock to beaches over the next few days to enjoy this week’s mini-heatwave after the Government confirmed families from London and elsewhere can now travel to the seaside.

People in England will be taking advantage of the relaxation of lockdown measures as outdoor gatherings and sport events resume, with highs of 24C expected in the South East today.

There is now no legal limit on how far people can travel to enjoy day trips at the countryside or coastline, although overnight stays are still banned at hotels, self-catering accommodation and other people’s homes. 

But there will be concerns among ministers that the unseasonably warm weather will make social distancing very tricky on beaches after the likes of Brighton and Bournemouth were swamped with visitors last summer.  

The Government’s “stay at home” order ended this morning, with messaging moving to “stay local”, but people are still being asked to continue to work from home where possible and overseas travel remains banned. 

Government officials today confirmed to the Evening Standard that it is now legal to travel from London to the seaside for a day on the beach, and there is no limit on the distance you can travel to see friends or family.

The newspaper also put two examples to the Government, which it confirmed were acceptable. These were driving to the New Forest in Hampshire to ride a trial [trail], or taking a windsurfer or kayak to the coast for the day.

A Government spokesman said: “Whilst the ‘stay at home’ rule has ended, many restrictions remain in place. We ask everyone to act responsibly and cautiously and minimise travel where possible as these restrictions ease.”

The date at which these restrictions on internal travel differs across the UK.

In Wales, the “stay local” order ended on Saturday and people were allowed to stay in self-contained holiday accommodation. The stay home order in Scotland is to end on Friday.

In Northern Ireland up to six people, or two households, will be able to meet outdoors from Thursday.

Worth reading in full.

Stop Press: Bournbrook’s cartoonist ‘Crid‘ has released a cartoon on Brits going to – and working from – the beach.

#toonoftheday pic.twitter.com/GWEwleFCRa

— Crid (@CridCartoons) March 30, 2021
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Matt Dalby
Matt Dalby
4 years ago

It might seem strange that we need government approval to travel to the beach, but what is even stranger is that so they people seem to realise how strange this is.

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karenovirus
karenovirus
4 years ago
Reply to  Matt Dalby

Check the newspaper comments, loads of readers taunting bozo for thinking people are obeying his inane instructions

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Monro
Monro
4 years ago
Reply to  Matt Dalby

Completely agree. ‘Covid Fascism’

‘Emergency measures suspending the due process of law. The perpetuation of this is the very definition of a police state.’ 

https://omarskhan.medium.com/covid-fascism-114155fa227b

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Paul B
Paul B
4 years ago

Is it not the case that there has at no point been a law determining how far one could travel. The stay local guidance was both only guidance and ambiguous to boot!

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Cbird
Cbird
4 years ago
Reply to  Paul B

That’s what I thought. Surely none of this was illegal. Smoke and mirrors

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Paul B
Paul B
4 years ago
Reply to  Cbird

It boils my blood everytime this is reported as law

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landt2020
landt2020
4 years ago
Reply to  Paul B

Me too. I’ve been going to beaches for the past 3 months of lockdown without hindrance. And I don’t live within whatever plod considers “local” to one!

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Gdog
Gdog
4 years ago

It to be hoped local councils ect get their public loos open or there will be the same night mare conditions as last time!!

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Epi
Epi
4 years ago

“It still feels strange that such actions must receive approval from the state!”
No it’s WRONG just plain WRONG.

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NonCompliant
NonCompliant
4 years ago

Been going to the coast for a few weeks anyway lol. I’m not waiting on these criminals to tell me when and where I can and cannot go. Judging on the number of people I saw in Scarborough recently, I’m not the only one. 😉

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PFD
PFD
4 years ago
Reply to  NonCompliant

We went to the coast in Norfolk on Sunday. Public toilets open, beach shop open….people enjoying themselves.

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PoshPanic
PoshPanic
4 years ago

You’ve been able to do watersports since the end of April last year. It’s just facilities that have had to close down over winter, same for golf courses and even outdoor gyms!?

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Javy
Javy
4 years ago

So, presumably, if we went to visit friends in our campervan and spent the afternoon in their garden with a glass or two of wine, we wouldn’t be allowed to sleep in the camper overnight on their drive. Crazy.

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IanC
IanC
4 years ago

So how many died…or even got alleged COVID from the “Major incident” on the Dorset coastline last June? NONE!

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Crystal Decanter
Crystal Decanter
4 years ago

Been going to the beach anyway

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Occamsrazor
Occamsrazor
4 years ago

Surely people aren’t ‘travelling’ to beaches. I think you’ll find the word is ‘flocking’. This is what inevitably leads to a ‘surge’, which in turn is causally linked to tens of thousands of ‘fit healthy’ people ‘unnecessarily losing their lives’, probably ‘too soon’. Honestly, you lot show no respect for the deadly deadly virus. No wonder we’re still in lockdown and wearing masks and everyone’s already dead. Or something.

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