{"id":19523,"date":"2020-07-23T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=19523"},"modified":"2020-07-23T11:05:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T10:05:46","slug":"hundreds-travel-to-barry-island-as-the-welsh-lockdown-eases-weds-22nd-july-2020-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/hundreds-travel-to-barry-island-as-the-welsh-lockdown-eases-weds-22nd-july-2020-in-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020 &#8211; in photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-01.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Barry Island was the busiest I&#8217;ve seen it for a very long time yesterday, as hundreds of people took advantage of the glorious weather, and filled the beach and promenade.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-02.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Such were the crowds that extra staff needed to be employed at Barry Island railway station, as social distancing requirements meant that the available number of seats on trains had been drastically reduced.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some of the scenes we captured yesterday afternoon:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-03.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-04.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-05.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-06.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-07.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fairground was in full swing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-08.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-09.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-10.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The water was a long way out!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-11.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lifeguards were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-12.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-13.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moving the flag as the tide came in.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-14.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-15.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-16.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-17.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Heading to the water!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-18.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-19.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-20.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-21.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Along the headland.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-22.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-23.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-24.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-25.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-26.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/barry-island-july-2020-27.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds travel to Barry Island as the Welsh lockdown eases, Weds 22nd July 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>See more Barry Island photo features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/barry-island-photos-sea-sand-beach-huts-and-butlins\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Barry Island photos: sea, sand, beach huts and Butlin\u2019s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/barry-island-breakwater-pier-and-railway-south-wales\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Barry Island breakwater, pier and railway, south Wales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More about Barry Island<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/barry-island-theres-lovely.177017\/page-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chat about Barry Island on the forum\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barry Island was the busiest I&#8217;ve seen it for a very long time yesterday, as hundreds of people took advantage of the glorious weather, and filled the beach and 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