Going to the beach?

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I live less than a two minute walk from a 5 mile long beach. I keep seeing posts on Facebook saying "stop going to the park and beach, stay home etc"

Am I unable to take my dogs or child there? Or go for a run? Im not thinking the rules don't apply to me but I literally live right next to it?

can exercise once daily as walk or run. just observe the two metre rule if others are there

I don't know, but In France, too many people were going to the beaches so they banned anyone from being on the beach and now if you get caught on the beach it's a double fine 2 x 135€

I think that if you're using it to exercise on for your once a day outing and practicing social distancing, that's fine. Buckets and spades and a picnic is not. I'm like you. 2 minutes from the beach and I've been using it for an hours walk every day.

I think everyone’s going to flock to the beaches now for “exercise”.

In Wales the advice is to ‘exercise close to home’ so Im taking that to mean if you can walk there it is fine but if you have to drive then no.

Just don't everyone else will have the same idea.

You can go for exercise. You can't sit on the beach, your child can't play and build sandcastles.

We are the same DD has a winter wetsuit and is a competitive swimmer so provided not many people are on the beach I'll walk and she'll swim. There won't be anyone else in the water at this time of year.

I think the problem is with families flocking to the beach (in their cars, not within walking distance). I don't see anything wrong with those that live within walking distance of a beach using it for their daily exercise, provided they keep far apart from others.

Of course you can. It's just like me walking in the woods that are two minutes from my house.

I wonder if the Scottish advice will be the same- exercise close to home? I kind of hope not because some people are already disadvantaged by where they live and could only access woodland or the beach by driving- so why shouldn’t they be able to access that outdoor space for their children or dog or selves...
I’m so so lucky that we have a garden- many families don’t and that’s such a shame and could have a really negative impact on their health and well-being. I think people in houses with gardens should have once a day but people in flats allowed twice.

A walk on the beach is fine, I would have thought. I live on the coast so will be doing the same.

I think a short walk for some fresh and exercise is ok. But I'm staying home as much as possible. The more people that go out, the more acceptable it will appear... some people are like sheep.

Until they close them (which will be soon due to fuckwits) then they are right next to your house so you can walk there but for as short a period as possible (government guidelines)

What people cannot do is get in the car to drive to the beach for a walk. That is non essential travel.

You live there so can exercise there once a day. Others were driving to the beach from far away.

I live on the coast, the steps down to the beach are just beyond my back garden. I have always walked my dog there but I won't be lugging a coolbox and a picnic blanket and fold up chairs and settling in for the day. He'll get his walk, I'll get my beach therapy then back to the house and garden for the rest of the day.

It's ok to go there for a walk / run to exercise, but not to linger / play / paddle etc.

So jealous @CassidyStone

It makes sense to use your immediate surroundings for the hours exercise.

Can you walk there?

Is the beach a continuation of the walk?

Are you going only once a day?

Is it exercise?

If yes, yes, yes and yes, then yes.

I would say kids can "play" on the beach as long as they're active and staying away from other households. Running about collecting shells (as part of continuous walk)? Yes. Having a BBQ or a snooze in the sun? No.

Riding your bike 1 hour to the beach then locking it up and lying down on a beach towel for the day? Cheeky fucker!

Yes we can walk there. My dc is only 8 months old so will be in a sling while the dogs have a run around. No sandcastles! If beach was busy would turn around and go straight home and not go on it.