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The price of Dock and Bay beach towels

41 replies

Finallyhappyat60 · 09/06/2025 21:31

Over £100 for four beach towels.Does anybody have some and are they worth it?

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creamcheeseandlox · 10/06/2025 19:35

Decathlon do very large microfibre towels for a tenner each. We take them camping and on holidays and they dry very quickly

minimonkey11 · 10/06/2025 18:52

I bought a set of 4 for £70 when they had a sale. They are good in terms of packing - lightweight and fold small. Also good for not getting stuck with sand on them and the towels dry quickly… BUT they dont really dry your body well at all- my kids dont like them and prefer normal towels by the pool in holiday!

MellowPinkDeer · 10/06/2025 08:45

They are so good! Sometimes they have them on brand Alley too

thinkfast · 10/06/2025 08:36

Why have you started two threads about these towels OP?

Trumptonagain · 09/06/2025 22:46

I purchased beach towels from Matalan about 25 years ago, 2 for £6, purchased 8 in total as we were going on holiday for 10 days and I needed to know spares were at hand having two small DC.

4 moved out with the DC when they left home but all 8 are still going strong today.

JMSA · 09/06/2025 22:37

I bought a ‘brand new with tags’ one on Vinted.

MeanMrMustardSeed · 09/06/2025 22:37

I looked at them but then realised they’re made of plastic and went for cotton ones instead.

Mishmashs · 09/06/2025 22:35

I bought 2 Duck and Bay ones maybe a decade ago. I wanted to buy two more last year but couldn’t justify the price so I got some much cheaper ones from another company and can’t really tell the difference between them. The brand is quite pricey!

Wolfiefan · 09/06/2025 22:17

I’d get hamman towels. It’s what we have and they’re great.

Sahara123 · 09/06/2025 22:15

meganorks · 09/06/2025 21:54

I'm eyeing up a picnic blanket. I've had the same crappy (from a garage) picnic blanket forever. But whenever I try look for a nicer one, I notice the dimensions are minuscule.

Bought some travel towels from somewhere else that cost loads, were tiny and didn't seem to have any absorbing qualities at all! So honestly, I'd rather go with these!

I have a Dock and Bay picnic blanket, it’s fab, can’t remember the size but it’s huge, is waterproof backed and has a hole on the middle for an umbrella. Love it !

MrsKateColumbo · 09/06/2025 21:56

Are they not just microfiber towels? I've had microfibre towels and agree they are great but they are about £10!

Temporaryname158 · 09/06/2025 21:55

Primark are selling a version for £6 each

cossette · 09/06/2025 21:54

They look similar to Turkish hammam towels which we use as beach/pool towels all the time. Very lightweight, usually much larger than normal beach towels and dry very quickly. You can get them on amazon very cheaply.

meganorks · 09/06/2025 21:54

I'm eyeing up a picnic blanket. I've had the same crappy (from a garage) picnic blanket forever. But whenever I try look for a nicer one, I notice the dimensions are minuscule.

Bought some travel towels from somewhere else that cost loads, were tiny and didn't seem to have any absorbing qualities at all! So honestly, I'd rather go with these!

Imtoooldforallthis · 09/06/2025 21:53

We've had two of these for 6 years and they are fab and still look like new

UnreadyEthel · 09/06/2025 21:38

I have some. Bought a set for going on holiday and they were great as they packed down so small and dried pretty quickly between swims. We use them lots for going swimming at home too. Much easier than trying to squish a bulky towel into the tiny lockers at our local pool!

But you can get a set of 6 for that price on Amazon