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Golden sands, shuggy boats, bands, picnics and guns standing guard.
Hugely redeveloped over the last few years, more to come with the development of new shopping and a hotel. The beach has always been one of the jewels in Blyth's crown. We did it differently long ago.
 This ship ran aground between Blyth and Seaton Sluice in the 1980's. |  The Shuggy Boats were on the sand near to where the Dave Steven's centre is today. |  Another view of Link House. The bridge which crossed Meggies Burn is shown in the foreground. Meggies Burn was piped underground and now empties into the sea from the small concrete pier on the beach. |
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 Looking across the Links play park and Pirate ship towards the old farm. The house is occupied and in great condition at this time. |  Another shot of the chalets. They kind of resemble todays view. |  A view of the promenade showing some of the chalets that once stood where the beach huts are today. The gun emplacements are shown in the background. |
 As seen from above, this photo shows the Welesley school which was situated where South Shore stands today. |  The houses in the background were demolished when Beachway was built. |  Link House which stood opposite Coastline fish and chip shop. |
 The chalets on the right stood more or less where the beach huts are today. |  The Pirate ship has been played on by generations of children. The Mermaid cafe stands in the background. |  The bandstand was referred to as "the paddling pool" by some of the older generations for many years. |
 This caravan park was on the site now occupied by the South Shore estate. |  Further along was a camp site mainly used by tents. Situated next to the Blyth Fishing pond, The road around the centre of the site still exists. |  The Mermaid cafe being demolished. The building stood on the site of the Dave Stevens Centre and was previously known as the Jubilee Cafe. |
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