La Playa (The Beach) Acker Bilk - Rumba
On the Beach - Dancelife - Cha
Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard - Jive
Here Comes Summer - Jerry Keller - Quickstep
In the Good old summertime - Nat King Cole - Quickstep
Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard - Jive
Summertime - Lou Rawls - Foxtrot
Things we did last summer - Various - Waltz
Beyond the sea - Various - Foxtrot
Sailing By - BBC - Waltz
Red Sails in the sunset - Various - Foxtrot
Theres a few for you Martin shout for more if you need inspiration
Andy
Those are good, but i happen to like Les Paul and Mary Ford's version of In The Good Ole Summertime. Another artist to consider is Jimmy Buffet, he is certainly associated with the sea, not a Brit, but neither is Nat Cole