Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick fled to their beach home for some alone time following press allegations the actor had cheated on his wife.

The couple and their five-year-old James Wilke escaped to their house in The Hamptons, upstate New York last month following the reports.

Far from her fashionable Sex And The City character Carrie, SJP dressed casually for a day on the beach in blue board shorts and a stripy vest, which showed off her golden tan.

Beachside bonding: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick spent time on the beach with son James Wilke in The Hamptons, New York

Meanwhile her husband of 11 years Matthew appeared a tad sunburnt as he covered up in a grey t-shirt and patterned blue shorts.

The couple spent the day on the beach playing with their son and Jack Russell terrier in the sand for a traditional family day out.

At the end of the day, Sarah Jessica, 43, tied up the numerous buckets and spades left discarded on the sand by their son, as Matthew kept the dog occupied.

Reports last month alleged the 46-year-old actor had a series of late-night liaisons with a 25-year-old woman while Sarah Jessica was filming Sex And The City: The Movie earlier this year.

All talk: The couple talk on the beach as Sarah cleans up after their son's sandcastle fun

The couple put on a united front at a New York restaurant last week in a rare public outing together.

A source defended the couple, saying: 'They have never had a conventional marriage, but it works for the two of them.

'Sure they fight like other couples but they love each other and their little boy. They are so private and hate all this silly gossip.'

Before the Sex And The City premiere in May, Parker called her marriage to the actor 'a treacherous train ride'.

'I'm really lucky that he is the father of my son,' she said. 'But that doesn't mean we always agree on everything.

'I'm happy to be with him regardless, but I'm sure there are many times he wishes he wasn't with me.'

Happy together: The couple smile as they clean up after their day at the beach