St Bees Coastline

A set of photos taken a few weeks ago on a day out to Whitehaven and St Bees Head with Sal. We went to St Bees first hoping that it would be quiet and thankfully it was. We were able to get a nice little walk in before the beach started to get too busy. We just walked across the bay on the sandy beach and then came back along the cliff top which has suffered a lot of erosion over the years.

The path back ran precariously close to the edge in places and you could clearly make out where previous sections had already fallen in to the sea. The ongoing erosion on the coastline had resulted in it receding 65 feet (20metres) between 1946 and the present day.

The sea thrift and coastal buttercups were in full flower on the cliff tops and were situated at such an angle as to give some great photo opportunities so sorry if I have overloaded this blog with them but I think they do look pretty and may possibly not be there then next time I visit.

We both love Whitehaven, even though the main town itself is very run down these day but then again where isn't, especially on the west coast of Cumbria. Its saving grace is it's Marnia and harbour area, where an excellent cafe is to be found. I haven't posted any photos of Whitehaven as I think I have already posted everything there is to see in previous blogs. In fact I think I only took one and that was the obligatory shot of the lighthouse; it was enoug to simply wander about with Sal and just relax.