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![Bognor is a place that I’ve found myself visiting rather more than I’d like of late, by virtue of the fact that my football team (Dulwich Hamlet) seem to play […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bognor-seaside-01-115x115.jpg "Bognor photos: dark clouds, windy scenes and a knackered old pier in photos")
Bognor photos: dark clouds, windy scenes and a knackered old pier in photos
Posted on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | 1 CommentBognor is a place that I’ve found myself visiting rather more than I’d like of late, by virtue of the fact that my football team (Dulwich Hamlet) seem to play […] -
Brighton photos: bird whistle man, moody skies, the Monochrome Set and a late bar
Posted on Thursday, Apr 28, 2016 | No CommentsI paid another visit to a chilly Brighton over the weekend and grabbed this selection of 22 photos on my travels around town. I hope you like them 🙂 -
![I’ve managed to visit Brighton no less than twice in the last two weeks, and both times have been blessed with wonderful weather (unlike my rain-lashed trip to Bognor Regis earlier […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/brighton-early-autumn-stroll-011-115x115.jpg "Brighton: an early autumn stroll along the seafront in photos")
Brighton: an early autumn stroll along the seafront in photos
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 30, 2015 | No CommentsI’ve managed to visit Brighton no less than twice in the last two weeks, and both times have been blessed with wonderful weather (unlike my rain-lashed trip to Bognor Regis earlier […] -
Brighton West Pier sunset – photos of the autumnal sun setting over the doomed Victorian pier
Posted on Monday, Sep 28, 2015 | No CommentsI think it’s fair to say that I’m a bit obsessed with the melancholy dereliction of Brighton’s West Pier, a beautiful Victorian pleasure pier which is slowly rusting into the sea. -
A rainy day in Margate. Photos from a wet and windy May afternoon
Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 | 1 CommentArriving suitably drenched after my deeply unwise walk from Westgate on Sea to Margate, I grabbed a few photos around the town as I headed for hot coffee and beer. -
![Before Dulwich Hamlet’s crucial play off final at Margate, I thought it would be a great idea to get off the train a stop earlier at Westgate-on-Sea and then walk […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/westgate-on-sea-margate-011-115x115.jpg "Lost rabbits, fat balls and hideous headwinds – a walk from Westgate On Sea to Margate")
Lost rabbits, fat balls and hideous headwinds – a walk from Westgate On Sea to Margate
Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015 | No CommentsBefore Dulwich Hamlet’s crucial play off final at Margate, I thought it would be a great idea to get off the train a stop earlier at Westgate-on-Sea and then walk […] -
![I paid another visit to Margate over the weekend, and enjoyed some lovely walks around the town before heading off to see the mighty Dulwich Hamlet beat the home team […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/margate-photos-jan-2015-011-115x115.jpg "Margate in winter: Dreamland, architecture, pub and beach views")
Margate in winter: Dreamland, architecture, pub and beach views
Posted on Monday, Jan 19, 2015 | No CommentsI paid another visit to Margate over the weekend, and enjoyed some lovely walks around the town before heading off to see the mighty Dulwich Hamlet beat the home team […] -
![I enjoyed a splendid trip to the seaside town of Margate in Kent recently, and spent the day wandering around the beachfront and old town before heading off to the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/margate-kent-photos-011-115x115.jpg "Over fifty Margate photos, including beach views, Dreamland, Turner Gallery, Old Town and more")
Over fifty Margate photos, including beach views, Dreamland, Turner Gallery, Old Town and more
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 | 10 CommentsI enjoyed a splendid trip to the seaside town of Margate in Kent recently, and spent the day wandering around the beachfront and old town before heading off to the […] -
The Brighton Wheel, a Steve Coogan-powered, third-hand alternative to the West Pier
Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013 | No CommentsNo city is a city without a huge ferris wheel these days, and since October 2011, the Brighton Wheel has been spinning folks around on Madeira Drive, right on the Brighton seafront. -
Practising parkour on the sandy beach of the River Thames, South Bank, London
Posted on Monday, Feb 18, 2013 | No CommentsI spotted these kids practising parkour on a chilly February afternoon. They’d set up on the stretch of sandy beach that’s exposed during low tide outside the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank, central London. -
The ancient tradition of fishing boats on the Strade, Hastings
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 | 1 CommentHome to the largest beach-launched fishing fleet in Britain, the stretch of the beach known as the Strade in Hastings has been used as a fishing port for centuries. -
Photos of the beaches, harbour and streets of Tenby, west Wales
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 | 1 CommentI’ve just posted up a new gallery of some 65 photos taken during our recent stay in the beautiful small west Wales town of Tenby. I hope you like them! -
![I used to visit Tenby when I was a kid, but coming back as an adult I was rather blown away by the beauty of the small West Wales town, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tenby-beach-wales-06-115x115.jpg "A late summer stroll along the splendid beaches of Tenby, west Wales")
A late summer stroll along the splendid beaches of Tenby, west Wales
Posted on Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 | 2 CommentsI used to visit Tenby when I was a kid, but coming back as an adult I was rather blown away by the beauty of the small West Wales town, […]