The pier .. a long shot.. has just been 'refurbished' .. I will be revisiting to explore more
Lovely day out.. and weather was really good!
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Wednesday, 23 May 2018
By the seaside at Eastbourne
Met a very good friend today and we had a long walk along the coast at Eastbourne. I didn't take many pictures - we were chatting!!
The pier .. a long shot.. has just been 'refurbished' .. I will be revisiting to explore more
Lovely day out.. and weather was really good!
The pier .. a long shot.. has just been 'refurbished' .. I will be revisiting to explore more
Lovely day out.. and weather was really good!
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Eastbourne and Sovereign Harbour
I went to Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne today for the first time! This may sound strange since it's not that far away. I've been to Eastbourne a couple of times but not to this area of it.
The sky was blue and the sea sparkling but quite a fierce wind..
This seems to be a new(ish) development... mostly of apartment buildings and some more attractive than others. Ane quite a few thousands in boat stock in the harbour.!
Various sea inlets and where it's necessary to cross these, of which there are many, there are small rising pedestrian bridges.
This small harbour seems to be a way from the boat areas to the open sea. I believe this is a Dredger doing what it should do.
We walked out to the sea and, by now, the wind was very strong and rather chilly!!
A series of Martello Towers still exist along this part of the coastline. Until I looked up the information I had no idea they are as old as they are - being built during the Napoleonic War between 1805 and 1808.. We saw two of them from where we were standing
More info on the Martello Towers can be found here
A small fishing (?) boat came into the harbour as we walked back.
And by now we were hungry. We stopped at one of the many cafes around the harbour - Seasons - where we had toasted Crab Sandwiches (which was on Ciabatta) with a side salad. The crab is caught in Eastbourne and delivered to the cafe on the day of catching.. It was lovely... and we will be going there again.
Next time, hopefully, it will be warmer and we can sit outside in the sunshine.
There is also a 'wine wall' but I didn't go and look!!! VERY VERY remiss of me. BUT I was driving so I couldn't have indulged anyway :D...
Extract from the Seasons' site
A lovely day out... Thank you KG.. :D
The sky was blue and the sea sparkling but quite a fierce wind..
This seems to be a new(ish) development... mostly of apartment buildings and some more attractive than others. Ane quite a few thousands in boat stock in the harbour.!
Various sea inlets and where it's necessary to cross these, of which there are many, there are small rising pedestrian bridges.
This small harbour seems to be a way from the boat areas to the open sea. I believe this is a Dredger doing what it should do.
We walked out to the sea and, by now, the wind was very strong and rather chilly!!
A series of Martello Towers still exist along this part of the coastline. Until I looked up the information I had no idea they are as old as they are - being built during the Napoleonic War between 1805 and 1808.. We saw two of them from where we were standing
More info on the Martello Towers can be found here
A small fishing (?) boat came into the harbour as we walked back.
And by now we were hungry. We stopped at one of the many cafes around the harbour - Seasons - where we had toasted Crab Sandwiches (which was on Ciabatta) with a side salad. The crab is caught in Eastbourne and delivered to the cafe on the day of catching.. It was lovely... and we will be going there again.
Next time, hopefully, it will be warmer and we can sit outside in the sunshine.
There is also a 'wine wall' but I didn't go and look!!! VERY VERY remiss of me. BUT I was driving so I couldn't have indulged anyway :D...
Extract from the Seasons' site
Wine & Alcoholic Beverage List
Each day we have 16 wines from around the world ready in our machines for you to sample or enjoy by the glass. Our wine machines come all the way from Italy and can be used self-service by topping up a Taste Card, available from your Steward, or if you’d prefer to sit back and relax, just place your order with one of the team.
A lovely day out... Thank you KG.. :D
Friday, 24 July 2009
The East of Sussex!
A couple of days ago, I went down to visit Mum as she wanted to visit a shop in Eastbourne. The object of our visit was to assess "Car Transportable Scooters". This is a small sit-on motorised scooter for Mum that takes apart and fits in the boot of my car. So we needed to assess a) was it comfortable and fit for purpose to drive and b) could I get the relevant bits into the car. The outcome: yes in both cases! Whey hey!
We went down to the beach where we had a quick snack. I'd managed to find a parking space on the sea front not far from the bandstand. Parking ticket paid for and displayed together with the "Blue Badge", a very friendly parking warden then advised me that, as a Blue Badge Holder, we didn't need to pay for parking! Well, I was surprised. It seems to vary depending on where you are and which county you're in.
Sitting on the beach having lunch (well, not actually "on the beach" as such as our venue involved a table and chairs mounted on decking and smoked salmon and scrambled egg on our plates - yummy!), I realised my camera was not that far away in the boot of the car, so took just a very few pictures of the bandstand and pier.
Whilst the sun was shining and the "loungers" were out, no-one was sunbathing; just as well really as there was quite a cool wind!
Looking the other way, Eastbourne's answer to Bay Watch personnel, stared vacantly out to sea. The warning flags were out but hardly anyone on the beach to take head.
Just a chance shot as this Gull wheeled above us. Took this with the wide angle lens then heavily cropped it.
Then off to visit a very good friend in the area who plied us with tea and chocolate cake - (thank you )! Oooh - well it would have been very rude to have refused :D
and finally - home. The M25 had many hold ups and, although I wasn't travelling on it, the traffic towards home was diabolical as the feeder roads were also affected. Took two "alternative" routes then found an even more local hold up caused by it being a Race Day at the local racecourse.
We went down to the beach where we had a quick snack. I'd managed to find a parking space on the sea front not far from the bandstand. Parking ticket paid for and displayed together with the "Blue Badge", a very friendly parking warden then advised me that, as a Blue Badge Holder, we didn't need to pay for parking! Well, I was surprised. It seems to vary depending on where you are and which county you're in.
Sitting on the beach having lunch (well, not actually "on the beach" as such as our venue involved a table and chairs mounted on decking and smoked salmon and scrambled egg on our plates - yummy!), I realised my camera was not that far away in the boot of the car, so took just a very few pictures of the bandstand and pier.
Whilst the sun was shining and the "loungers" were out, no-one was sunbathing; just as well really as there was quite a cool wind!
Looking the other way, Eastbourne's answer to Bay Watch personnel, stared vacantly out to sea. The warning flags were out but hardly anyone on the beach to take head.
Just a chance shot as this Gull wheeled above us. Took this with the wide angle lens then heavily cropped it.
Then off to visit a very good friend in the area who plied us with tea and chocolate cake - (thank you )! Oooh - well it would have been very rude to have refused :D
and finally - home. The M25 had many hold ups and, although I wasn't travelling on it, the traffic towards home was diabolical as the feeder roads were also affected. Took two "alternative" routes then found an even more local hold up caused by it being a Race Day at the local racecourse.
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