Fancy finding a fossil then?

If you drive all the way along Eastbourne seafront, towards Beachy Head, you come to the start of the hill upwards, and the parking is free! Then, you load up and start your descent down one of the many paths to the beach...

There are lots of places to stop on the way down (and up!) and enjoy the views

If you walk past the beach towards the cliffs, you hit fossil heaven! The girls have always loved coming here, and trying to find their very own fossil amongst the rocks chipped off the cliff face. 

Once you have found your fossils, you can retreat to the cafe by the beach (cash only though!) or find your spot to look up and enjoy the blue skies...

A walk in the sunshine

It was such a glorious day on Friday (and half term!) that we decided to entice the girls out with the promise of a hot chocolate at Sovereign Harbour Marina, followed by a gentle stroll with Bruce, the new addition. 

We were not the first to have thought of this, and the marina was super busy, but we managed to bag a table outside for some hot drinks before we started our walk.

As always, the marina looked spectacular...

The outer harbour looked so peaceful in the sunshine.

Once we reached the beach, we turned right onto the very popular path to Eastbourne, which was much closer than it looked in this picture!

There was a little group of fishing boats and bits.

Finally, the pier got closer! So we celebrated our mammoth walk with fish and chips from the pier shop. Even Bruce was worn out...

Pevensey Beach with Bruce

At the weekend we were joined by Bruce, a 10 month old rescue dog! Needless to say, we couldn't wait to show him the beach, so yesterday as the tide was going out, we popped down to Pevensey Bay for some morning sunshine and a lot of charging about!

The waves looked beautiful, rolling in across the miles of sand.

The beach was pretty empty but Bruce did get the chance to meet a few other dogs who were also overwhelmed by so much space!

So lovely to see such clear water.

We managed a long walk / run / paddle with our wellies on! In the interests of dog socialising, we had to walk round to the cafe for hot drinks afterwards!

Out on the sea

Sometimes we are lucky enough to visit the beach when there is even more to see! We have been treated to afternoons of yachting, fishing boats, paddle boarding... I never get tired of watching so much activity out on the water.

There are several sailing clubs near us, including Hastings & St Leonards and Bexhill, both of which are on the seafront. In Eastbourne, for a whole range of activities including the paddle boarding here, try Spray Watersports.

 You can also go out on fishing trips from Sovereign Marina at Eastbourne. We seem to spend ages standing watching the boats sailing in and out!

As the sun rises over Pevensey Bay

We were up early this morning, and decide to make a dash for Pevensey Bay, to greet the sunrise as the tide went out. For a moment I thought the clouds might have other ideas but the sun broke through as the waves lapped gently...

The seagulls met us on the sands!

In the distance, boats were leaving the marina at Eastbourne.

We didn't stay too long, and left the sands to the dog walkers and seagulls!

And then the sun came out.

So far, October is shaping up to be very much like April; sunshine, showers and rainbows!
But, if you time it just right, you get a beautiful, sunny, warm (17 deg!) moment at the beach...

Thank you Dawn, for making it to St Leonards today!

Brilliant blue skies at Eastbourne

We woke on Sunday morning to possibly the last day of our Indian 
summer, and faced with a forecast of rain followed by rain and yet 
more rain, decided we show throw caution and homework to the wind 
and get down to Eastbourne beach!

Eastbourne Pier

We always try to park along the seafront at Eastbourne, which is so 
convenient for the beach and a great price for our usual 3-4 hour 
requirements. We were extra lucky this time and virtually walked 
straight onto the pier! Despite the fire damage, it looked amazing, 
stretching out into endless blue sky & sea.

View of Eastbourne stretching out to Beachy Head, taken from the pier

If you didn't already know, a walkway has been constructed along the 

pier to enable everyone to walk around the fire damage and onto the 

rest of the facilities. The damage has all been boarded up, whilst the 

workmen do their magic, and they have created window for you to see in!

Looking through the window at all the terrible damage on the pier.

We wandered up the pier past the shops and cafe which have now 

reopened, until we reached the very end of the pier, except its not 

really the end as if you look down...

there is fishing! You can hire all the stuff, if you fancy a go.

We had to stop for drinks and ice creams which filled the girls up for 

quite a while, and we shared our lunch with the seagulls. Except 

that we didn't actually share any of the food, just the delicious smells.