Clevedon Jetty - Blogabond

Ann and Brian kindly offered to take us out for the day to see the small village of Clevedon. This was a lovely little place situated on the Bristol Channel with a lovely old jetty that was built in August 1868. It was lovely to walk along the pier, see all the locals fishing and read just some of the 10, 000 plaques that are situated along the planks. You can buy plaques, inscribed with what ever you wish and have them displayed along the sides and floor boards of the jetty. There were sad ones, happy ones, celebratory ones, all sorts, but the ones that made me really giggle are in the photos below.

One of my favourite plaques at Clevedon Jetty

Another of my favourite Clevedon Jetty plaques

I found them very amusing! We took a nice little walk along the sea side and I was amused to a degree to see that the beaches in England are full of pebbles, just like you see in all the pictures and films. It was a very chilly day, and yet I saw quite a few families taking young children down to the ‘beach’ with a bucket and spade to play and swim. I thought they were slightly mad, but it seemed to be the norm here.

Scenic shot of Clevedon

Some of the homes near Clevedon Jetty

We stopped in at a sweet little pub for a quick lunch where I got chefs ‘special’ of chicken and leek pie, and special it was. My pie arrived with a puff pastry triangle sitting on top of my chicken and leek filling. You had to put your own filling into the pastry... hmm, special indeed! Home again where we spent the arvo trying to beat the colds that were making us sniff and sneeze all day.

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Chris and Emily on April 21, 2009 from Clevedon, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: Europe 2009

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