I do love to be beside the seaside!

You don't know what you had before you had to give it up for a pandemic lockdown - so this exhibition at Newlyn Art Gallery celebrating the art of summer holiday couldn't come soon enough

We've probably all seen some: old photographs with young families enjoying a picnic, older couples relaxing on deck chairs or teenagers lounging with ice cream - the Great British holiday is a grand tradition and, thanks to a new exhibition at Newlyn Art Gallery, it is a visual feast.

Curated by Val Williams and Karen Shepherdson, Seaside: Photographed is a touring exhibition organised by Turner Contemporary.

Hayling Island A cool pink truck sits outside a snack bar (1986) (Image: Anna Fox, courtesy James Hyman Gallery)

Butlins, Minehead Somerset. Vibrant colours at the famous holiday centre taken in the summer of 1979 (Image: Dafydd Jones)

21st Century Types, Wo 2005 (Image: Grace Lau)

New Brighton, England, from The Last Resort (1983–85) (Image: The Last Resort)

Giving it some attitude: a young woman work behind a cafe counter in Brighton (Image: The Last Resort, 1983-85)

Untitled, from the series Day Out, 1974 (Image: © Vanley Burke / courtesy of Vanley Burke)

21st Century Types, Wo 2005 (Image: Grace Lau)