▁the ▁sand ▁beyond ▁this ▁area . ▁However , ▁the ▁dr ift ▁line ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁move ▁in land ▁under ▁assault ▁by ▁storm ▁waves . ▁ ▁Use ▁for ▁recre ation ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁beach ▁as ▁a ▁popular ▁le is ure ▁resort ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁global ▁tour ist ▁industry . ▁The ▁first ▁se as ide ▁resort s ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁for ▁the ▁arist ocracy , ▁who ▁began ▁to ▁frequent ▁the ▁se as ide ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁then ▁fashion able ▁sp a ▁towns , ▁for ▁recre ation ▁and ▁health . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁such ▁se as ide ▁resort s , ▁was ▁Sc ar borough ▁in ▁York shire ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 0 s ; ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁fashion able ▁sp a ▁town ▁since ▁a ▁stream ▁of ▁acid ic ▁water ▁was ▁discovered ▁running ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cl iffs ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁The ▁first ▁rolling ▁bath ing ▁machines ▁were ▁introduced ▁by ▁ 1 7 3 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁resort ▁in ▁Bright on ▁and ▁its ▁reception ▁of ▁royal ▁patron age ▁from ▁King ▁George ▁IV , ▁extended ▁the ▁se as ide ▁as ▁a ▁resort ▁for ▁health ▁and ▁pleasure ▁to ▁the ▁much ▁larger ▁London ▁market , ▁and ▁the ▁beach ▁became ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁upper - class ▁pleasure ▁and ▁f riv ol ity . ▁This ▁tr