I hadn’t been to any of
England’s
south coast seaside towns before but certainly enjoyed dipping my toes in
during this trip. I showed you a little of Devon’s Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth
in a recent blog – now here’s a little of what East Sussex has to offer. I didn’t spend much time exploring
these places so this blog will be mostly photos. I hope you enjoy your day at
the seaside as much as I did.
Bexhill
It wasn’t exactly beach
going weather the day we went to Bexhill, with occasional heavy showers of rain
and strong gusty winds from the remnants of Hurricane Bertha making walking
along the prom a bit of a chore but very exhilarating. We had lunch and saw an
exhibition of the work of designer Ivan Chermayeff in the local De La Warr
Pavilion, and rounded off the afternoon with a cider at a pub that had been a
smugglerss haunt in centuries past. I loved the diversity!
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| A picturesque row of beach huts along the pebble beach |
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| Love the Victorian bathing machine on the right: it would have been wheeled into the water so that women could step down directly into the water |
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| On the right is the De La Warr Pavilion |
Eastbourne
Eastbourne has recovered well from the Second World War
when it was the most bombed town on the south coast. Sadly though, when I
visited it had very recently suffered another piece of bad luck – part of its
famous pier had been destroyed by fire so we weren’t able to walk along it.
Eastbourne became a
popular seaside resort in Victorian times so the front is lined almost
exclusively with hotels and boarding houses with typically Victorian
architecture. As well as having its own attractions for holidaymakers,
Eastbourne is also one of the gateways for visitors to the South Downs National Park, dedicated walkers can easily access the South Downs Way to enjoy some of England’s
finest footpaths and countryside, and it’s a short hop, skip and a jump to
the stunning cliffs of Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters – more on those in
my next blog.
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Redoubt Fortress Military Museum, built in 1805 as part of Britain's defences against the threat of invasion by the army
of Napoleon Bonaparte |
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| A closer shot of the damage caused by the recent fire on Eastbourne Pier |
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| One of Eastbourne's many attractions is the gorgeous flower display along the front every summer |
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| Eastbourne Bandstand where we enjoyed the annual 1812 Fireworks concert |
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