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Countryside:
– Paths
– Woodland

Patterns:
– Shadows
– Brick, Stone
– Wood, Timber

Places:
– Blue Bell Hill
– Chatham
– Eastbourne
– Gravesend
– Greenwich
– Greenwich Cutty Sark
– Hastings
– Maidstone
– Margate, Herne Bay xxx& Swalecliffe
– Orpington
– Otford & Shoreham
– Petts Wood
– Ramsgate
– Rochester 1
– Rochester 2
– Southend
– Sheerness
– Stockwood Park
– Toad Rock
– Tonbridge
– Tunbridge Wells
– Whitstable

Plants:
– Autumn Leaves
– Bluebell
– Campanula 1
– Campanula 2
– Campanula 3
– Clematis
– Daffodil Heads
– Daffodil Groups
– Fuchsia 1
– Fuchsia 2
– Grasses
– Lilac
– Moss
– Pansy Heads Cool
– Pansy Heads Warm
– Pansy Groups
– Prunus Pink
– Prunus White
– Rose
– Sunflower
– Trees
– Tulip Heads 1
– Tulip Heads 2
– Tulip Groups
– Wallflower
– Wild Flowers

Weather:
– Dawn
– Frost & Ice
– Sky 1 Warm
– Sky 2 Cool
– Sky 3 Stormy
– Snow
– Sunset
– Weather Effects

Water:
– Drops
– Fountains
– Puddles
– Pond
– Lake
– Rivers 1
– Rivers 2
– Rivers 3
– Rivers 4
– Seaside
– Surface Patterns
– Weirs/Waterfalls

Pic of Day Archive:
– 2008 Dec
– 2009 Jan Feb
– 2009 Mar Apr
– 2009 May-Jun
– 2009 Jul-Aug
– 2009 Sep-Oct
– 2009 Nov-Dec
– 2010 Jan-Feb
– 2010 Mar-Apr
– 2010 May-Jun
– 2010 Jul-Aug
– 2010 Sep-Oct
– 2010 Nov-Dec
– 2011 Jan-Feb
– 2011 Mar-Apr
– 2011 May-Jun
– 2011 July-Aug
– 2011 Sep-Oct
–  2011 Nov-Dec
– 2012 Jan-Feb

 

Eastbourne derives its name from a stream called the Burne, or Bourne, which ran through the old town. The site of the present-day town was occupied by four villages: East Bourne (or Old Town), South Bourne, Meads and Sea Houses. The town began to grow rapidly in the 18th century as the fashion arose to visit the coast for the medicinal benefits of sea air and sea bathing, and providing for holidaymakers is still its principal business today. www.eastbourne.org

Eastbourne beach and pier
 Eastbourne
Boat trips round Beach Heady depart from the landing stage on the right. I have seen this beach a lot more crowded but there is plenty more beach stretching in both directions.

Eastbourne bedding display Eastbourne
Victorian style bedding, long may it continue at our seasides

Eastbourne bandstand Eastbourne
Bandstand built in 1931. The first bandstand was built  in 1893, with a Municipal Orchestra formed in 1899.

Eastbourne pier Eastbourne
Eastbourne pier was built in 1870. A storm destroyed the landward part in 1877 and the pier was rebuilt at a higher level. The National Piers Society www.piers.co.uk has many articles on British piers, including old photographs of many of them, both surviving and lost.

Eastbourne pier entrance Eastbourne

Looking along Eastbourne pier Eastbourne
Souvenir/clothing shops and amusement arcades. If you are a visitor from a hot country, you WILL most assuredly need a coat handy when you get to the end of the pier.

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Eastbourne pier decorative wrought iron Eastbourne
Linger longer and take a moment to admire the wrought iron work and decorative features on our seaside piers

Underneath Eastbourne pier Eastbourne

View eastwards from pier Eastbourne
View eastwards from pier

View westwards from pier Eastbourne
View westwards from pier

Eastbourne seafront kiosk Eastbourne
Despite the flapping deckchair, this was a warm August afternoon. Eastbourne has an excellent sunshine record, and claims to be the sunniest place in Britain, along with Jersey, Bournemouth and Weymouth, depending on the criteria chosen to determine "sunniest".

West end of King Edward's Parade Eastbourne
West end of King Edward's Parade, you can walk along the top road, middle path or lower broad promenade by the shore, with plenty of seats at intervals. Most of the seats have memorial inscriptions to residents who were fond of the seafront area.

Verge daffodils 1  Verge daffodils 2 Eastbourne
Steep verges between the walkways

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Wooden beach groyne Eastbourne
I am always amazed how beach timbers survive the seawater and battering they get, considering what happens to my humble garden fence in a very short amount of time. A good warm place to sit when the stones get too lumpy to bear.

Shingle beach Eastbourne
Beaches are all stony, with meagre sand

Rocky beach Eastbourne
West end of King Edward's Parade, natural rocks, despite the bit of concrete in the photo

Western end of King Edward's Parade Eastbourne
The western end of King Edward's Parade, a good smooth place to play with your rollerblades

View towards Beachy Head Eastbourne
View westwards to Beachy Head, rising 162 metres (530 feet). The cliffs are continually eroding into the sea, from attack by shingle thrown at the base by the high tide, and weakening of the chalk by water/ice penetration at the cliff top during winter. Erosion of half to 1 metre per year takes place, keeping the cliff faces pure white.

View over Eastbourne from top of Beachy Head Eastbourne
View over Eastbourne from the west side of Beach Head. You can climb up from below, or drive to the top where there is some parking, toilet facilities and a pub.

Eastbourne railway station Eastbourne
Eastbourne railway station

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