Three adults and five children had to be rescued by helicopter after scaling cliffs in Somerset to escape the incoming tide.
The group were at Brean Down, near Burnham-On-Sea, when they were forced to climb up by the rising water.
A rescue helicopter from RAF Chivenor in Devon was sent to the scene with two RNLI lifeboats and the Burnham-On-Sea coastguard rescue team.
The alarm was raised at 1915 BST on Saturday and they were found at 1945.
The helicopter winched all eight on board taking them to a nearby field where they were met by the coastguard rescue team.
It is understood that nobody required hospital treatment.
Swansea Coastguard watch manager David Hughes said anyone going out for a walk along the coast should "always prepare by checking the tide times".
