ska invita
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nah, its bleak and shit, and the views are of essex, fuck that
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ska invita
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i'm joking of course, thanks for the tip - never been on that west of whitstable stretch
ETA; is it ok for swimming around seasalter?
ETA; is it ok for swimming around seasalter?
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
That's cheered me up; reminds me of an early childhood memory of being down at Seasalter cockling and my old Dad pointing over to the Essex coast and telling me "that, boy, is Essex over thar...the dirty county."
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Can do, if the tide's right...if not...mud flats for miles
We headed for the sunniest and driest of the weather rather than the beaches themselves as we were camping and we were just very lucky that it coincided with the heatwave, so we had no rain at all, and the sea was just amazing. It's all pebble beaches but we found patches of sand like in the pic above. My eldest (12) also really liked the cool little shops in Brighton and wants to live there.
danski
"vibey"
I grew up on Canvey Island and rest assured, we used to say the same about KentThat's cheered me up; reminds me of an early childhood memory of being down at Seasalter cockling and my old Dad pointing over to the Essex coast and telling me "that, boy, is Essex over thar...the dirty county."
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Of course...and you've just reminded me that I haven't watched my Oil City Confidential DVD in ages!I grew up on Canvey Island and rest assured, we used to say the same about Kent
Beadles off to DVD shelf....
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
We swam off a beach just east of Weymouth on Monday, was cold, but just at the limit of bearable; goosebumps on legs, yet still pleasant just to float in the water, was quite lovely. Plus there was a floating platform about 40 metres out, which always excites and was great as 7 year old BB2 and a few of her mates were there and they all just dived in to the sea and swam straight there. Cannot get my head around people who don't teach their kids to swim, but a huge number of her cohorts wouldn't be able to do that at all.
dylanredefined
Not a house elf a tiger
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
I much prefer pebble beaches than sand. I mean sand is lovely to walk along and look at, but a right pain for hanging out on. I took my partner to Brighton beach a few years ago after going on about how lovely it was, and she was like "What the fuck? It's full of stones. That's shit, where's the sand?"
Fucking heathen. She did also liken Brighton to Thailand, and was quite bemused at the sight of it all, which is fair enough tbh.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
That conjures up such memories of summers on Hove beach as a kid!
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Jesus.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
dylanredefined
Not a house elf a tiger
Grew up in Hastings turning it into a mass grave allways appealed me growing up. Guess I should get over it. As my plans for a ruthless mercenary army havent panned out.
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
Well that plus its a seaside town so guessing no tourist has not helped
was down there the sunday before the UK got locked down and you could just see the pubs/sea side attractions and cafes
telling their staff to go home as there was no work
guessing a lot of it is seasonal as well :/
toblerone3
Grrrrr
Is Dover good or bad?
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Really good if you like castles and/or ferry ports.
toblerone3
Grrrrr
The castle is superb probably one of the best in Britain and you can see the sea from the Castle but is it a seaside attraction and does it make Dover a good seaside town.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
No and not really, IMHO.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
When I was 14 me and three mates convinced our parents it would be good if we went to Boulogne via Dover on our BMX’s.
We took the train from Waterloo East and made it to the ferry port, we boarded the ferry with no tickets and had to travel as if car passengers, just left the bikes against the wall. Rode off the other end and bought a couple of slabs of beer each and ferried back to Blighty, dossed on the seafront (council cunts put studs in benches to make it painful in the shelters) climbed the castle the next day and found boarded up tunnels, broke in and they were untouched
since the 40’s, we spent a good three hours in there, looking at maps and orders and shit. Then headed back to London. You have to pay to go there now and I would imagine it ain’t as good as it was then...
We took the train from Waterloo East and made it to the ferry port, we boarded the ferry with no tickets and had to travel as if car passengers, just left the bikes against the wall. Rode off the other end and bought a couple of slabs of beer each and ferried back to Blighty, dossed on the seafront (council cunts put studs in benches to make it painful in the shelters) climbed the castle the next day and found boarded up tunnels, broke in and they were untouched
since the 40’s, we spent a good three hours in there, looking at maps and orders and shit. Then headed back to London. You have to pay to go there now and I would imagine it ain’t as good as it was then...
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
folkestone is the more seaside town than dover
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
On the old BVPs?
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
I had a proud BLUE one, like what we’re getting back thanks to Brexit
no idea what the others had.
cyberfairy
http://unicycle-emptiness.co.uk/
Second week into stay in Weston Super Mare, scary how many businesses have closed down but friendly and a great veggie cafe near beach.
ska invita
back on the other side
on the correct side of the thames now though, so order has been restoredI grew up on Canvey Island and rest assured, we used to say the same about Kent
meanwhile bad news for the worlds most expensive sheds - video:
Beach huts swept away as Storm Ellen hits Devon coast
Footage of beach huts being swept away by Storm Ellen in Woolacombe, Devon.
metro.co.uk
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
on the correct side of the thames now though, so order has been restored
meanwhile bad news for the worlds most expensive sheds - video:
Beach huts swept away as Storm Ellen hits Devon coast
Footage of beach huts being swept away by Storm Ellen in Woolacombe, Devon.
I hope the twats that rent out those huts (and who control all the other trade on Woolacombe beach) have lost a lot of money.
bendeus
Bellend Tagline Generator
Second highest tidal range on the planet must be a figment of the imaginations of all channel dwellers too, I guess.
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
I might as well out myself. Due to many happy holidays there in my long-distant childhood, I have a massive soft spot for the whole North Norfolk coast - sheringham, Cromer, Hunstanton etc.
e3a; edited to change north Yorkshire to north Norfolk, typo earlier due to rush posting. sorry
e3a; edited to change north Yorkshire to north Norfolk, typo earlier due to rush posting. sorry
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