Beaches in Yorkshire have always been very popular venues for locals and visitors alike to either have a stroll along the sea in the sand or walk their dogs.
This has been the case for hundreds of years, so it is no surprise that when we looked at some of the historic images of beaches in Yorkshire in the late 1800s and early 1900s, we noticed just how busy they were.
![Three children wearing their coats and berets brought their buckets and spades to the beach in 1930.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNlNjM3ZGRjLWVlODQtNGVjZS1hNDAyLTM5Y2ZkODJmOTAwZjoxYTc3YmMyMC1lZjkwLTRiMjMtODIxMi1mMDdhY2E0MzE5OTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Whitby
Three children wearing their coats and berets brought their buckets and spades to the beach in 1930. Photo: Fox Photos / Getty Images
![The Children's Corner from around the coast in 1895.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRiYTZkZDViLTU3ZmEtNGQxYS1hZTNmLTRmNWRhODJkMGRlNToyMzg2NTkxMS0xYjk2LTQwNmItYTY3NS04NzQxNmY4ZjJjMjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Scarborough
The Children's Corner from around the coast in 1895. Photo: Print Collector / Getty Images
![Children playing cricket on the beach at Saltburn in 1913.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFkN2IxZTFiLWNhNWUtNDg0NS1hMDU0LWZlOGViZTM3M2NkMjo2ODQ3OWRmZi03MjUyLTQ0NTYtOWQ0Zi0yZDczMTExMDcyY2Y=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Saltburn
Children playing cricket on the beach at Saltburn in 1913. Photo: Hulton Archive / Getty Images
![Looking towards the sea in 1895.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk0N2FmMDYzLTU2MjUtNDBlYS1iZWQ2LWUxMzVmMmJiMWExOTozZmVlMTVhNi1iNWRiLTRmODktYTZiZS1mYjgyMDFjZGFkZmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)