Just as the title says really. My parents live about 10 minutes walk from the beach, it’s not touristy so no shops or cafes but it is very lovely. I took my 1 and 3 year old the other day and it was a bit of a disaster! They dropped clothes on wet sand so nothing to wear, I brought a towel but kept falling off (need to get a hooded one) and not enough snacks. Forgot rock shoes, forgot something to sit on. Child constantly complaining about sand everywhere.
It just made me think I need to get some bits (proper waterproof picnic blanket/hooded towels/maybe a shade tent) and I wondered what other people do. Any must haves? How do you take enough but not too much? I’m also considering one of the wagons to put things in as I am inevitably carrying at least one child.