Wednesday 23 August 2017

Burnham on Sea

A change of scenery today.  Drove down to Burnham on Sea and walked along the beach, a cup of tea at the Bay View Cafe and back through the town and the Berrow Road.


Burnham Lighthouse

This was built in 1832 and is mainly made of wood.  Some of the 9 uprights are metal.  It was built to protect shipping from the extensive mud flats that exist in this area.


 Britain's shortest Pier

This pier was built between 1911 and 1914 by a railway company to service ferries that plied from Somerset to Wales.  That was not a commercial success and is now just basically an amusement arcade with a cafe attached.  Never go in the the prices are higher than the Bay View Cafe.


A steady 2.6 miles today in very pleasant weather.


2 comments:

  1. Just caught up with your posts, Ken, and pleased to see you are getting out and about. It is fascinating what you can turn up when you are out and about. The shame is we spend so much of our time "looking" but not necessarily "seeing" the work around us. Don't worry about no change for the drummer - without a token how could you have known you had to part with some cash! Not long now before the saddle beckons. Mick

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  2. Thanks Mick. 10 days to go but whose counting!

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