Minehead Golf Course with the Butlin's
holiday camp in the background
Minehead sea front 'recycled'
By
November most of the holidaymakers have gone home but a few of the
amusement arcades remain open. Merlin Entertainments, the owner
of this Minehead establishment, is the largest operator of amusement
parks and related attractions in Europe and second only to the Disney
group worldwide. Their global profits are unlikely to have been
swelled much from this outlet however, which seemed quite deserted on
an overcast November Saturday afternoon
'Sally'
advertises her shop as offering 'shabby chic', a style of interior
decoration which became popular in the USA during the 1990s. How
much call there is for this in a back street in Minehead remains
unanswered
'Couple and dog on beach': Canford Cliffs
on a bright November Saturday
Plenty of people out enjoying the
Bournemouth sunshine despite the cold wind
The Needles from Branksome Beach
Beach Huts at Boscombe
6 miles further along the same beach, near
to Hengistbury Head, another couple and another dog!
Christchurch Priory from Hengistbury Head
The Needles are more clearly visible from
the eastern end of Bournemouth's sea front
A
number of these 'fake' children adorn the kerbside outside a primary
school in Wick. The intention, presumably, is to alert drivers to
the danger of young children running into the road and to deter them
from parking on the pavement
A swan on the River Stour at Christchurch
Christchurch
Priory's turret clock was installed in 1837 and is a very large,
two-train movement with 2 x 10' dials. Its performance was
notoriously variable for a number of years but is now said to be within
15 seconds per week
