Wooden beach huts have existed since the late 19th Century in Australia, England, France and Italy. They evolved from the ‘bathing machine’, a mobile changing room that preserved the modesty of Victorian bathers, and they continue to brighten up our sea fronts. Here are some of our favourites, as captured by our photographers.
Beach huts in Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Beach huts, Dunkirk, France (Michael Jenner/Robert Harding)
Beach huts in Muizenberg, near Cape Town, Cape Peninsula, South Africa (Fraser Hall/Robert Harding)
Colourful beach huts, Littlehampton, West Sussex, England (John Miller/Robert Harding)
Beach huts on wheels (like the original bathing machines), Blankenberge, Belgium (James Emmerson/Robert Harding)
Brightly painted beach huts in Southwold, Suffolk, England (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Beach huts in North Beach, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England (Lizzie Shepherd/Robert Harding)
Beach huts at Felixstowe, Suffolk, England (Mark Sunderland/Robert Harding)
Beach front huts at Mudeford, Dorset, England (Adam Burton/Robert Harding)
Window of a beach hut, Aeroskobing, island of Aero, Denmark (Robert Harding Productions)
Beach huts, Maple Island, Aero Island, Funen, Denmark (Marco Cristofori/Robert Harding)
Colourful beach huts along the seafront promenade at Blyth, Northumberland, England (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Yellow beach huts with seagulls on the pier in Sorrento, Campania, Italy (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
A back view of the famous bathing huts on Brighton Beach, Melbourne, Australia (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Row of beach huts, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Purcell-Holmes/Robert Harding)
See more photos of beach huts here
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