Runswick Bay named best beach

Runswick Bay was always a bit special - not easy to access by car - hidden away on a lovely curve - property to buy there was always in very short supply - loved by artists - built for discrete holiday makers.
 
I’m not surprised it’s been voted best, it’s fabulous. The beach is as good as those found in Northumberland and that’s really saying something.

Spent many happy hours there as a kid, picnics on the beach, a visit to the Lifeboat station to see RNLB The Elliot Gill - which is now restored and used for pleasure down in the West Country - an ice cream from the gift shop.

I have a much cherished photo of me, my late brother, Nana and Grandad taken there in the 1960s.

My mam and dad’s Moggy Minor was so lethargic it wouldn’t go up the 1 in 4 bank out of the village even in first gear, my dad reversed it all the way up.

I heard that even in the 1970s a large proportion of the houses were owned by Leeds based second home owners.
 
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Not been for a few years, but I remember going for picnics on Sunday afternoons in the sixties. In those days, when life was in black and white, you had the beach to yourself. Deserves the award, but I hope it isn't spoilt by it.
 
WindyNook said:
Not been for a few years, but I remember going for picnics on Sunday afternoons in the sixties. In those days, when life was in black and white, you had the beach to yourself. Deserves the award, but I hope it isn't spoilt by it.
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It's always pretty busy whenever I've been there last 12 months.
 
Marske beach in the running.... Used to be more.of a. Holiday destination than it appears now.
Never anything flash, just a few huts for ice creams etc
 
Norman_Conquest said:
Spent many a winters night stood fishing for COD off the beach.

Runswick Bay was the last place I sat with Dave Mulholland and had a decent conversation with him. Great artist from South Bank/Grangetown, who loved his roots.
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You were lucky - I would have loved to have met and had a good chat with Dave - I love the passion and intensity of his painting and drawings, a sort of Vincent Van Gogh of South Bank. I went to his exhibition at the Dorman Museum and heard stories from my South Bank relatives.
 
Redwurzel said:
You were lucky - I would have loved to have met and had a good chat with Dave - I love the passion and intensity of his painting and drawings, a sort of Vincent Van Gogh of South Bank. I went to his exhibition at the Dorman Museum and heard stories from my South Bank relatives.
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I knew Dave well. When we first moved to Grangetown we lived opposite him and he later taught at the school I went to.

Later in life we became friendly with him and his wife and would regularly attend parties at their house. One night between Christmas and New Year, I asked him about some of his photographs and in my drunkenness, I must have been saying the right thing. Dave started pulling out all kinds of photographs, drawings, paintings and was discussing them in depth.

I just wish there wasn’t drunk involved and could remember the conversation better.
 
buffaloboro said:
Marske beach in the running.... Used to be more.of a. Holiday destination than it appears now.
Never anything flash, just a few huts for ice creams etc
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It's a place of peace and quiet between the busyness of Saltburn and the depression of Redcar. 😶
 
hopesoboro said:
It's always pretty busy whenever I've been there last 12 months.
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We were there in August last year and runswick bay was fairly quiet, much more so than staithes and RHB, there's a great pub at the top, the runswick bay hotel which is a 5 min walk from the campsite we stay at, but our fave overlooking the bay is the royal hotel. Here's the view from the benches outside
 

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Spent many days there with parents/grandparents in the 80's and it's barely changed. My kids love it there now. Never seems too busy, probably because many don't view the simplicity of the place as a positive
 
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