Beach hut

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Beach huts in front of modern housing development. Wimereux, France

A beach hut is a small, usually wooden, building above the high tide mark on popular bathing beaches. Beach huts are used for changing into and out of swimming costumes and to provide a base for informal family recreation. Some beach huts have some simple equipment to prepare food and hot drinks.

At many seaside resorts, beach huts are arranged in one or more ranks along the top of the beach. Depending upon the location, beach huts may be owned privately or may be owned by the local council or similar administrative body. On popular beaches, privately owned beach huts can command substantial prices, out of all proportion to their size and amenity.

Beach huts at Southwold, Suffolk.

There are believed to be around 20,000 beach huts in the UK. Locations where beach huts can be seen include Lowestoft, Southwold, Abersoch, Langland Bay and Rotherslade (Swansea), Rustington, and St Helens, Isle of Wight, and Wimereux, France.

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