Our previous trips to the seaside have usually meant heading west, or down to Wales, so it felt somewhat strange to be heading over the M62 towards the Humber. The journey was much quicker than I thought and in less than two-and-half hours we'd arrived at our holiday park that was to be our home for the weekend. Cleethorpes Beach Holiday Park is described as 'a Lincolnshire gem' that sits neatly on the county’s coastline, just south of the iconic Cleethorpes.
Read more : Manchester park's free giant beach and 'unlimited rides' fair is the cheap day out families are loving this school holidays The crazy golf course (Image: Manchester Family / MEN) There's so much to see and do there, which was ideal when we had four children to entertain and you can buy a Play Pass for full access to the swimming pools, activities and entertainment venues inside the Adventure Village. You could easily fill your time staying on the site itself, but we wanted to head to the beach too, which we did on our first day, with a short bus trip from the holiday park direct to the seafront. The tide was in close when we arrived mid-morning and while we stayed on the sand, there were plenty of people already swimming and little ones enjoying a donkey ride.
There's a splash park in the site's Adventure Village (Image: Hoseasons) We had an amazing view over the sea from the rooftop space at Elles where we enjoyed coffee, ice creams and a bite to eat, before exploring the many stalls running along the prom.