Pier to pier

Bird in the skyThis is the story of two resorts on the Dorset coast in the south of England. Bournemouth and Boscombe are neighbours. They both have piers that jut out into the sea.

You can easily walk between the two piers – in both directions – or even take a shuttle that looks like a miniature train if your legs can’t take the strain.

Along the route there is the beach, the sea and steep cliff paths. At the top you can see the Isle of Wight. Even on a winter’s day, the walk is invigorating and an enlivening escape from London.

This is a place to take photographs, from the architecture of the piers to the coastal scenery. Take the walk if you ever get the chance – and don’t forget your camera.

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Beach huts

They’re a traditional, essential and practically iconic feature of the British seaside. It’s a shelter, somewhere to change into your bathing costume, a place to make a cup of tea.

The coastal resort of Bournemouth in Dorset, on England’s south coast, is a bastion of the beach hut. The first municipal beach huts were built there in 1909, and there are still hundreds of them there today.

Long lines of little dwellings in every imaginable colour are a sight to behold on a chilly December day. They’re mostly locked up for the winter, but a couple of hardy souls were sat outside their miniature English castle.

They are irresistible to photograph – and this is a collection that simply cannot be presented in monochrome.

Beach hut stack

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Southerly skies

Dermot hatched a plan for a London escape, just for a day. We travelled to Bournemouth, a resort on the south coast, past the port of Southampton and the Isle of Wight.

It was his first time, it was an occasion for childhood holiday memories for me. The December day was far from freezing. The sun did its best to pierce through, occasionally there was drizzle.

The sky over the expanse of the English Channel was dramatic and compelling, invigorating and interesting…

Sky light

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Pier's end

Seagull

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