Summer means Nottingham Beach in the city centre, with sand, paddling, rides and food stalls, but this year an alternative seaside has opened. This one is indoors and it doesn't have to cost you a penny.
There's sand, deckchairs, a lifeguard and arcade games at Victoria Centre for young and not-so-young to enjoy. A mini beach has been created in the former Disney shop on the upper floor.
Ten tonnes of sand have been deposited where youngers can play with buckets and spades. Parents, meanwhile, can have a rest in one of the stripy deckchairs laid out on the artificial grass. And if they really want to get in the spirit they can don a straw sunhat.
