Tricia89 - I was brought up near Leigh-on-Sea - we used to cycle to the cocklesheds - I doubt whether they are still there, or at last they are probably subject to all sorts of health and safety regulations that were definitely not there when I was a child!!
We now live in the wilds of the south Wales border - a long way from the sea! I desperately miss it but we are near two of our children and enjoy our role with the care of GC. OH is not well and we would not want top be far from family. And, to make up for no sea, we have the most sublime uninterrupted view south across a Welsh valley from our wonderful south-facing house with balcony. So, even though I miss the sea, this is the right place for us to be.
Is it me or am I getting mixed messages
New house and a sloping garden