Too cool for school?

As first-time visitors to Studland Bay’s South Beach in Dorset, Blog Angels & Urchins couldn’t have been happier. A sandy beach, calm waves, and, if you get your act together beforehand with The National Trust, a row of old-fashioned beach huts to hire. The beach’s modest-looking, but expectation-exceeding, Joe’s Cafe, keeps energy levels stocked up – how many caffs do you know selling brie & cherry tomato wholewheat doorsteps, and tea in proper china mugs that you’re trusted to wander off with? Joe’s even lets punters borrow deckchairs, bucket & spades and windbreaks for free. In short, British Beach Bliss (for more of this kind of thing, see where else the Angels & Urchins team are going this summer). But what really made Blog Angels & Urchins’ year was the ice-cream float. Familiar jingly-jangly tones wafted across the sands, causing castle-obsessed children to stop building moats. We all looked inland, but couldn’t spot a van. Suddenly everyone else on the beach moved to the water’s edge, because ice-cream was suddenly on offer in the form of a Wall’s boat carrying huge cool boxes full of chilly treats. And it got better, because the boat is manned by three Year-Out hunks. We’re well aware that we should know better, but bet you wouldn’t mind stopping and buying one if you came across the tanned trio!  

We’d love to hear about your favouirite holiday moments. Add yours to our comments, and don’t forget photos. Especially if they include some holiday hunks!