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Beach playground in Malden/Maldon, heard of it?
Rhiannon · 13/04/2002 14:28
Anyone know what I'm talking about and if so what is it exactly, thanks. R
Rhiannon · 20/04/2002 13:46
It's been a week now, surely someone must know something? R
Paula1 · 20/04/2002 15:07
Sorry, Rhiannon, didn't see your first post, I know of a beach playground thing in Maldon Essex. It has been around for about 30 years at least. It is just a big man made paddling/swimming pool thing that has a mud/sand bottom, around the edge there is sand. Not much else other than that though, just average kids playground toys in a park. Were you thinking of travelling far to go to it? (if so, I wouldn't bother). I live about 10 miles from there and wouldn't go!!! There is a really cool one in Brighton though (I think it is actually in Hove), it is about a year old and was built really nicely with a huge paddling pool thing, and showers and toilets, and lots of kids playground toys.
jasper · 21/04/2002 04:28
Paula or anyone else, know any more details of this place in Hove?
jasper · 21/04/2002 04:53
Paula or anyone else, know any more details of this place in Hove?
CAM · 21/04/2002 14:56
Paula1 are you sure it was only built a year ago? I used to live in Brighton and remember a pool like you describe on the Hove seafront - I left Brighton in 1995.
Paula1 · 21/04/2002 20:23
Cam, not totally sure no, but it all looked very new and shiny, and the toilets weren't quite finished, and our friends who live in the area indicated it was newish, I think they said it had just been finished. Jasper, If you stand with your back to Brighton Pier and walk along the seafront about a mile to the left it was right there on the seafront, really easy to find, free to get in and really nice.
CAM · 22/04/2002 09:45
Maybe they've refurbished it - I've asked dh and he remembers it from some time back(we met in Brighton!but not at the paddling pool!)
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Rhiannon · 22/04/2002 17:03
Jasper, thanks for that, would need a one hour drive to get there, so perhaps I won't bother. R
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