There’s a sand pit, mini beach huts, and more
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A pop-up beach attraction has arrived at a popular shopping centre in Bristol and will remain here for much of the summer.
The Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke opened the ‘beach’ on Monday.
Willow Brook Shopping shared a photo of the covered sandpit, alongside bunting, plants, buckets and spades, and colourful beach hut-esque mini houses.
It wrote: “We are getting ready for the beach reopening on Monday! All we need now is for the weather to cheer up a little!”
Fans and locals were quick to share their excitement at the beach’s return in the comments.
One said: “Another free thing for us to do”, while a second commented: “Something for the summer”, and others were already organising the perfect play date with friends here, calling it ‘amazing’.
‘Costa Del Willow Brook’, it will be open from 9.30am to 7pm everyday.
The pop-up beach is situated just opposite the former Harvester restaurant, which recently announced it had closed its doors for good.
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BristolLive reported last week that the restaurant had closed for the very last time on Sunday, June 1.
In a post to social media, the team said: “Today we close our doors for the last time at Harvester Willow Brook. It’s a sad day for all the team involved.
“We would like to thank all team, guests, friends and family for their support this week and always.”
The Google listing for the restaurant now says ‘permanently closed’, while the official Harvester website displays a message which reads: “This restaurant is now closed.
“We have now closed our doors as a Harvester restaurant to make way for something new and exciting. You can find your nearest Harvester by using our Find a Harvester page.”
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