In my opinion, some of the most special memories made are the ones often unplanned and unexpected. In an age where choreographing moments to the otherwise untrained eye are everywhere- it’s the candid (no, like really candid), barely captured times that so often are the ones that should be worth framing.
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Katie and Hugh married at Bournemouth Town Hall and then went to the beach for an amazing British seaside wedding full of beautiful details.
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Blackpool, England (from John Hinde Collection)
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First trip to Botallack, was in a bit of a rush since I wasn't sure exactly where they where and ended up parking in the village a little distance away. Not only that I wanted to get down to Cape Cornwall for the sunset so after grabbing a few shots I virtually ran back to the car!
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Although there has been a settlement at Cromer for the best part of a thousand years, it only became a resort in Victorian times with the arrival of the railways. The town is centred around the 14th century church of SS Peter and Paul. This was substantially rebuilt in the 19th century after it fell into disrepair. The church tower, at just over 160 feet, is the highest in Norfolk, and serves as a landmark for shipping. The red brick building on the right of the picture was originally built in 1820 as a residence for Lord Suffield. It was converted into a hotel in 1830 and substantially remodelled in the 1890s. It is still a hotel.
© All rights reserved (by me the photographer - Dr. David J. Otway) will leave the clouds and lose the crop on advice from others ! Taken on 29-10-2007 (just after this shot and just before this one) from the very rear seat of a Boeing 737-800 - FR925 BLK-DUB - as we climbed up out of Blackpool Airport to return to Ireland after Cormac's stag weekend. It was lovely and sunny but blustery afternoon there. From the wikipedia: Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. Lying along the coast of the Irish Sea, it has a population of 142,900. Blackpool rose to prominence as a major centre of tourism during the 19th century, particularly for the inhabitants of northern mill towns Blackpool is heavily dependent on tourism. In what is often regarded as its heyday (1900-1950), Blackpool thrived as the factory workers of northern England took their annual holidays there en masse. Any photograph from that era shows crowds of tourists on the beach and promenade. Blackpool was also a preferred destination of visitors from Glasgow and remains so to this day. Reputedly, the town still has more hotel and B&B beds than the whole of Portugal. The town went into decline when cheap air travel arrived in the 1960s and the same workers decamped to the Mediterranean coast resorts due to competitive prices and the more reliable weather. Today Blackpool remains the most popular seaside resort in the UK, however the town has suffered a serious drop in numbers of visitors which has fallen from 17 million in 1992 to 10 million today. Similarly Blackpool Pleasure Beach remains the country's most popular free attraction with 6 million visitors a year but has lost over a million visitors since 1998. Today, many visitors stay for the weekend rather than for a week at a time. Blackpool boasts some important landmarks, most of which appeared originally as part of the flourishing tourist industry. * Blackpool Tower, opened in 1894; it has been a dominant landmark of the Blackpool skyline since that time. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower of Paris, France, it is 158m (518ft 9in) tall. Beneath the tower is a complex of leisure facilities, entertainment venues and restaurants, including the world famous Tower Ballroom and Tower Circus. * North Pier - The northernmost of Blackpool's three piers. It includes a small shopping arcade, a small tramway and the North Pier Theatre toward the end of the pier. The pier end also used to have a helicopter pad, but this was damaged at Christmas 1997 by a windstorm and collapsed into the Irish Sea. * Central Pier - The middle pier, includes a large ferris wheel and shops. * South Pier - The southernmost pier. Almost directly opposite the Pleasure Beach, it houses a theme park. * Pleasure Beach Blackpool - a famous theme park. Rides include the Pepsi Max Big One, which is the largest roller coaster in the theme park and one of the largest in the UK. * The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment and conference venue in the town centre. Includes the Opera House (one of the largest theatres in Europe), Pavilion Theatre, Empress Ballroom, Spanish Hall, Arena and Olympia. A controversial aspect of Blackpool's night-life is its hen and stag parties. Brides- or bridegrooms-to-be and their friends, often dressed alike in absurd or risqué attire, roam the town's many bars and clubs getting increasingly drunk. Their rowdy behaviour is claimed to discourage family visitors and has led to complaints from hotel and guest house owners keen to attract a more upmarket clientele. I obviously cannot possibly comment on that last statement :-)
Right on the gorgeous coastline of Norfolk, Great Yarmouth has been a popular seaside spot for donkey's years. In fact, the popularity of Great Yarmouth - 11 Very Best Things To Do In Great Yarmouth - Travel, Travel Advice - England, Europe, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom - Travel, Food and Home Inspiration Blog with door-to-door Travel Planner! - Travel Advice, Travel Inspiration, Home Inspiration, Food Inspiration, Recipes, Photography
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This Cornwall coastal town offers a charming beach and stellar views from its hilltop, not to mention Looe is home to the largest fishing fleet in Cornwall, so fresh and delicious seafood is all but guaranteed. For the perfect seaside day, treat yourself to dinner at Squid Ink then take a stroll along the harbour.More about Looe.
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So perfect is the composition and the cacophony of the photograph above that on your first glance, you can almost wonder whether it is all staged. In his photo of holidayers at Blackpool, perhaps t…
A group for photographs of Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach.
