Oh I do wish I lived besides the seaside

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Currently on holiday up in Northumberland and just been for a run on Beadnell beach. And it was bloody lovely with the sun just rising and a long beautiful beach to run on.

So for those of you that live near some of our wonderful UK beaches then well done. As a midlander I am very jealous. And that's before you mention links golf.... ;)
 
My old Mum saw her last 25 years out fairly adjacent to Gorleston beach... Really enjoyed, when visiting, my early morning/late evening walks on the beach... Even on cold winter days... Hoping to do similar when I get around to retire [fully] in the next year or so... Got a beach, nearby at the Lido, but its not quite the same gig...
 
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There's something about living on the coast. My parents moved to Wolverhampton for a few years and they lived in a nice, decent suburb not far from the country whilst the Welsh border wasnt too far away etc.

But it wasnt by the sea. And there's a certain je ne sais quois about it all!
 
Seriously, you'd hate it, especially after a storm when the waves are roaring in crashing against the rocks. And then there's the saly smell and cry of the seagulls. An added benefit is that when it snows its rarely sticks because of the salty atmosphere. Just occasionally you'll get sightings of porpoise/dolphins, and then there's all the seals.

Nah, you'd hate it really.
 
Out last night in Nottingham with a couple who have two bungalows in seahouses and are selling up within two years. Booking five days in May for a lads golfing swarree.
probably seahouses, Bamburgh, goswick. Oh it's gorgeous.
oh there parts of our seaside that are glorious and other parts that are well "oh dear".
 
It's not all its cracked up to be - lived in Weston Super Mare and that place is a dump :D
 
Liverpoolphil said:
It's not all its cracked up to be - lived in Weston Super Mare and that place is a dump :D
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Theres me trying to be politically correct saying some places are " oh dear " and Phil uses " dump". Not sure it's the correct terminology to describe a seaside town but I get the jest. 😁
 
Tashyboy said:
Theres me trying to be politically correct saying some places are " oh dear " and Phil uses " dump". Not sure it's the correct terminology to describe a seaside town but I get the jest. 😁
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In fact I have seen better dumps than Weston :D
 
Being brought up in Ilfracombe and living near Woolacombe,Saunton and Croyde and all the coastal walks that go with it I can safely say I hate living in Taunton and not being able to smell the sea.

One day I might move back or somewhere near the sea again.
 
Live 500yds from the coast, love it and wouldn't swap it.
 
It's something that has always appealed but there again in the midst of a bleak mid-winter storm I can't think of too many more bleak places to be. I think it's like living anywhere, plenty of plus and minuses to weight up. On balance, I'd prefer to leave adjacent (say 10 miles) inland rather than slap bang on the coast itself
 
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HomerJSimpson said:
It's something that has always appealed but there again in the midst of a bleak mid-winter storm I can't think of too many more bleak places to be. I think it's like living anywhere, plenty of plus and minuses to weight up. On balance, I'd prefer to leave adjacent (say 10 miles) inland rather than slap bang on the coast itself
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I live close enough to see the coast from my house, yes it gets bleak but being safe indoors and watching a storm batter the coast is an experience. Really impressive the force of nature.
 
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pauldj42 said:
I live close enough to see the coast from my house, yes it gets bleak but being safe indoors and watching a storm batter the coast is an experience. Really impressive the force of nature.
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It certainly is.

Before I moved house I was right on the coast (still only a couple of miles away, but more countryside tbf) and used to love watching the white horses crashing over the barriers and onto the shore front.

Frightening how powerful the sea can be.
 
c1973 said:
It certainly is.

Before I moved house I was right on the coast (still only a couple of miles away, but more countryside tbf) and used to love watching the white horses crashing over the barriers and onto the shore front.

Frightening how powerful the sea can be.
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Definitely the day the picture was took it was a very cold, very windy, winters day, but blue sky and to stand on top of the cliffs and watch the sea produce 70ft + waves was unreal
 
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I live close enough to see the coast from my house, yes it gets bleak but being safe indoors and watching a storm batter the coast is an experience. Really impressive the force of nature.
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I get it and I agree that mother nature in a storm is impressive. Not sure how happy I'd feel if my house was right on the coast itself though. Perhaps it all those pictures of houses going over the edge of cliffs
 
HomerJSimpson said:
I get it and I agree that mother nature in a storm is impressive. Not sure how happy I'd feel if my house was right on the coast itself though. Perhaps it all those pictures of houses going over the edge of cliffs
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Me niether, 😃 Would need quite a disaster for my place to be at risk!
 
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