Britain’s best and worst seaside towns
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ska invita
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its a like living museum
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The privately owned village and has been associated with only three families since the middle of the 13th century. The Clovelly Estate was acquired by the Hamlyn family in 1738. Clovelly's preservation owes much to Christine Hamlyn who dedicated herself to renovating and expanding the ancient cottages while beautifying the village.[9]
Today the Clovelly Estate Company owns all of the buildings in the village and is responsible for maintaining the village and preserving its character. Today the company is run led by John Rous, a descendant of the Hamlyn family w ho lives at Clovelly Court. John Rous is the only son of Keith Rous, the 5th Earl of Stradbroke and Mary Asquith, granddaughter of former Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.[10] As of 2021, Clovelly included approximately "80 cottages, two chapels, two hotels", woodlands and about 2000 acres of farmland. The village encourages tourism and has been financially successful in that endeavour as of 2019.[11]
It's bloody lovely, when I lived in Somerset, my-ex & I used to visit it 3 or 4 times a year, lovely walk down to The Red Lion for lunch.
Bloody hard walk back up again.
Yes..I wonder what its like in winter? On an icy morning
The presenter of the programme about Clavelly was 6 foot 4. None of the houses are really designed for anyone tall.
He went into a few houses but in one house he had to stay bent over walking around it the ceilings were that low.
It was like watching an episode of the BFG.
Beautiful place though.
And everyone there rents.
If a family needs more room then people are asked to swap houses.
Interesting place.
He went into a few houses but in one house he had to stay bent over walking around it the ceilings were that low.
It was like watching an episode of the BFG.
Beautiful place though.
And everyone there rents.
If a family needs more room then people are asked to swap houses.
Interesting place.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Shouldn't be allowed, should it; fucking medieval.
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cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Sugar Kane, what was the programme called, was it 'Villages by the Sea', which I've just found on the iPlayer?
Actually, I've just clicked on 9 mins in, to see Ben Robinson bent over in one the the cottages, so I guess it was.
I'll watch that later.
www.bbc.co.uk
Actually, I've just clicked on 9 mins in, to see Ben Robinson bent over in one the the cottages, so I guess it was.
I'll watch that later.
Villages by the Sea - Series 1: Clovelly
Archaeologist Ben Robinson reveals the story of this Devon coastal gem’s transformation from fishing village to romantic Victorian seaside resort.
www.bbc.co.uk
Yes that is the one.Sugar Kane, what was the programme called, was it 'Villages by the Sea', which I've just found on the iPlayer?
Actually, I've just clicked on 9 mins in, to see Ben Robinson bent over in one the the cottages, so I guess it was.
I'll watch that later.
Villages by the Sea - Series 1: Clovelly
Archaeologist Ben Robinson reveals the story of this Devon coastal gem’s transformation from fishing village to romantic Victorian seaside resort.
Go on a bit further for the BFG moment in the house with the balcony overlooking the sea.
He has to bend even lower poor man.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
How is it any worst than any other private company owning & renting out hundreds of homes?
At least the Clovelly Estate Co. actually maintain their properties to a high standard, has protected the village as a bit of a 'living museum' and conservation project. preventing private developers from ruining the place.
It's not like anyone is forced to live there.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Essentially it's not, but there's something particularly repugnant about rentiers owning a whole community.
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Chap I knew (RIP "Birdseye") was crew of (as in cox'n) one of the RNLI's 70ft steel "cruising" lifeboats. which was stationed at Clovelly - to cover the Bristle Channel / Severn Estuary ...
He says the people were lovely, as was the pub. But if he needed anything significant in the way of stores he put into somewhere like Avonmouth.
A lot of engine parts (or a whole outboard engine, in one case !) for the 'boat came up from the depot by rail, so he needed access to that.
He says the people were lovely, as was the pub. But if he needed anything significant in the way of stores he put into somewhere like Avonmouth.
A lot of engine parts (or a whole outboard engine, in one case !) for the 'boat came up from the depot by rail, so he needed access to that.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
The Times has come up with 'the 6 seaside towns everyone’s going to be talking about this summer', and Sunny Worthing comes up as number one, which amuses, particularly because it will piss off that lover of anti-social psychotic airborne scumbags and pimple popping pervert, farmerbarleymow. 
LOL @ the last bit, which reminds of this piss take...
Paywall busted link for the five runners up - archive.ph
1. Worthing, West Sussex
LOL @ the last bit, which reminds of this piss take...
Paywall busted link for the five runners up - archive.ph
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
First I’ve heard of that
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Probably fine for some idle fucking toffs to own, and profit handsomely from, an entire village then. Maybe if you bootlick them a bit more shamelessly they'll let you live there too.
Because they do get to decide who is the right sort of person to live there after all. Which is fine, presumably. As long as they keep private developers out of a place where there's not five feet of buildable land going spare anyway.
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weird thing there is the chorus sounds like Oldham Gran-Nam - doesnt sound like Worthing at all ??? Have Worthing ripped this off from Oldham?
ska invita
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this is a shit article (one good post in the comments)
www.theguardian.com
but its true that there is a lot of pollution on the south east coast (not just eastbournce)....a lot drifts over from industrial areas of the belgium/netherlands area i gather....as well as sea shipping and general uk vehicle use etc
Eastbourne: the sunniest town in Britain – or the smoggiest?
The East Sussex seaside resort is one of the UK’s most sunkissed spots – but it’s up there with London in terms of pollution
but its true that there is a lot of pollution on the south east coast (not just eastbournce)....a lot drifts over from industrial areas of the belgium/netherlands area i gather....as well as sea shipping and general uk vehicle use etc
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Don't be a plank Frank, I wouldn't want to live there, it's too close to you.
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
Trip report: Great Yarmouth.
The town itself is a bit down at heel, but it's got all the stuff you'll need. The seafront is ok, sealife centre (kids loved it), nice cafe doing four big, good hot meals with tea and orange joices for £25, there's a nasty strip joint which mars it, but it's got piers, theatre, endless beach shops and arcades, and interesting ships off shore.
Massive, fantastic beach, with a large complex of sand dunes/machair off to the north with every type of costal bird you could want to spot.
Countryside around was fantastic, loads of windmills, every coastal village has a decent fish and chip shop - and Norwich is a superb city to spend a day exploring.
We'll gloss over Cambridge. I wouldn't want to tell you it was fucking gouging. Zoology museum at the uni was good - kids loved dead shit in jars...
Standard stuff for the UK: there's bits of it that aren't fabulous, but there's loads of great stuff about. Like my view of Weymouth or Scarborough, if you can't make a weeks family holiday there a really good time, the problem isn't Great Yarmouth...
The town itself is a bit down at heel, but it's got all the stuff you'll need. The seafront is ok, sealife centre (kids loved it), nice cafe doing four big, good hot meals with tea and orange joices for £25, there's a nasty strip joint which mars it, but it's got piers, theatre, endless beach shops and arcades, and interesting ships off shore.
Massive, fantastic beach, with a large complex of sand dunes/machair off to the north with every type of costal bird you could want to spot.
Countryside around was fantastic, loads of windmills, every coastal village has a decent fish and chip shop - and Norwich is a superb city to spend a day exploring.
We'll gloss over Cambridge. I wouldn't want to tell you it was fucking gouging. Zoology museum at the uni was good - kids loved dead shit in jars...
Standard stuff for the UK: there's bits of it that aren't fabulous, but there's loads of great stuff about. Like my view of Weymouth or Scarborough, if you can't make a weeks family holiday there a really good time, the problem isn't Great Yarmouth...
dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
Rereading this thread.
I’m in a very beautiful Galician seaside town. It has some wonderful beaches for lounging on, for surfing, for fishing, and amazing fish. Unfortunately none have proper F&C so I’m doing my own tomorrow. The mushy peas need soaking.
When I was at the ”new” home in Scotland I was horrified by the price of F&C. 2 fish, one chips, 2 mushy peas was £20 take away. It wasn’t even any good.
I’m in a very beautiful Galician seaside town. It has some wonderful beaches for lounging on, for surfing, for fishing, and amazing fish. Unfortunately none have proper F&C so I’m doing my own tomorrow. The mushy peas need soaking.
When I was at the ”new” home in Scotland I was horrified by the price of F&C. 2 fish, one chips, 2 mushy peas was £20 take away. It wasn’t even any good.
Ever thought of writing for the tourist board "Dead shit in jars..." was a particular favourite
petee
no gods, no malarkey
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
I must beg to differ ...
Blackpool. At any time, tbh. But especially in poor weather and out of season is the most depressing place I have ever has the misfortune to visit.
ElizabethofYork
Old Crone
I quite like Clacton. Walking along the seafront on a sunny day is good.
bellaozzydog
rolling turds in glitter
My favourite seaside town story is when I went to meet friends who were temporary managers in a town Center pub in Bognor Regis
While I was there, in two separate incidents, two regulars shat their pants on bar stools
While I was there, in two separate incidents, two regulars shat their pants on bar stools
albionism
A successful virus clinging to a speck of mud.
I had more aggro and rucks with people in Clacton in the couple of
months I lived there than I ever did in 35 years in Hackney. Oh, and
I stepped in more dogshit than I can remember. But yeah, the beach
was nice very early in the morning with no one else about.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
I grew up and lived in Clacton till that age of 24. And this was exactly my experience - I had far more aggro there than in all my subsequent 30 years living in Leeds. Its may be ok for a brief visit - but living there is shite - place is full of narrow minded gammony old twats, wreckheads and violent fuckwits.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
You realise there is a question we are all thinking
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Did they come into money?
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