History of St Annes Beach Huts
A place to shelter, share a picnic and spend the day. The beach huts of St Annes have a story stretching back more than a century.
A seaside tradition
From bathing machines to beach huts.
The history of beach huts in St Annes begins with the bathing machines of the Victorian seaside. By the late 1800s, permanent wooden huts had become part of the shoreline.
They offered somewhere to change after a swim, shelter from the wind and share a pot of tea. A practical little space could turn a visit to the beach into a whole day by the sea.
An absence on the seafront
When the huts disappeared.
By the late 1980s, the original beach huts at St Annes had disappeared. For years, the shoreline was without a familiar part of its seaside life.
The return
Back beside the sand.
In 2012, Stuart and Zoe brought beach huts back to St Annes. The modern huts returned a simple pleasure to the promenade: a base for a day at the beach.
The huts have changed, but their purpose is familiar. Somewhere to settle in, spend time together and enjoy the sea.
The people behind the return
A family story, too.
Zoe’s original idea, our Dalmeny roots and the family behind the huts and apartments.
