A SEASIDE experience officially opened in time for the summer holidays.

The Valley Evesham unveiled their summer giant sand pit and fun fair this weekend.

Traditional deck chairs framed the giant sand pit, which took a whopping 50 tonnes of golden sand to fill.

There is also plenty of other treats to make you feel you are beside the seaside, including ice-creams and fun fair rides.

Extra fun seaside themed days are planned thought-out August, including donkey rides and traditional seaside Punch & Judy shows.

Commenting on the opening, The Valley marketing manager, Phil Maclean, said, ‘With the help of James Dobson’s Amusements', we are delighted to bring the seaside a little closer to the residents of Evesham. It’s been well received and we just hope the weather plays it’s part over the summer’.

The prospect of getting to the seaside in under 10 minutes has certainly caught the imagination of locals as the event reached over 100,000 people via The Valley’s social media channels."