This year we had the good fortune to have access to a beach hut right on the sand in Swanage, so during the ridiculous heat at the beginning of August, we took the opportunity to essentially station ourselves there for the whole time, with regular cooling swims in the sea.
At the time we were there, it was also the Swanage carnival. There were many events, including a fancy-dress wheelbarrow race around the pubs of the town, and a street art competition: the each participant was given chalk and designated a square on the promenade to draw whatever they liked. There were some fantastic entries, my favourite being a black and white (chalk and charcoal) image of the Swanage steam train.
