Kids miss out on the British Beach Experience

MILLENNIALS are more likely to have visited Majorca than Morecambe or been on a theme park ride than a donkey ride, research by Sykes Cottages suggests.

Its YouGov poll paints a picture of how childhood holidays have changed over the past 50 years, from who we travel with to the destinations we visit, as well as what we do when we get there.

The average member of Generation Jetset – UK adults currently aged between 18 and 24 – went on their first holiday at three years old and are the first generation to be more likely to visit a foreign beach on their travels as a child (61%) than the shores of Blighty (54%).

In contrast, the average respondent aged 55+ was over eight years old at the time of their first holiday and 11% went on a foreign beach holiday as a child, compared to 69% who visited a British beach.

Tom Lowes of Sykes Cottages said: ‘We need to make sure our children don't miss out on the simple pleasures of a Great British beach holiday, including the unpredictable weather!’

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Picture Credit: From Top -  "Morecambe Beach" by By Jeremy Atkinson via Wikimedia Commons; "Cockaluney Beach", Cornwall by Derek Harper via Wikimedia Commons