Withernsea & Kilnsea

Today we had a good wander around Kilnsea.  The beach is definitely not a pretty tourist one.  The beach is littered with bits of concrete, most of it from an old first world war fort.  There is also lots of concrete sticking out of the cliff over fresh air - ready to fall onto the beach at some point.  We had a good walk along the beach photographing them (first extra) and then we headed inland to find the sound mirror (second extra).

We then headed down Spurn Point a little to visit the Discovery Centre where we had a good lunch of sausage sandwich and toastie.  I didn't quite expect the sausage sandwich to contain three whole sausages but it was very nice.

From there we headed into Withernsea where we spotted this imposing castle -style entrance to the beach (main blip).  This used to be the way onto the pier, but that didn't last long - being built in the late 19th century and cut down in size several times over the next few years as ships collided with it.  It didn't last long, being closed less than 15 years after it was built.  After tea and cake in a cafe we had a wander through the town to the lighthouse which is strangely quite a way inland.

We then spent some time watching the tide come in and taking photos of the water crashing over a small wooden groyne (last extra).

Edit: After dinner we drove to the gate onto Spurn Point to watch the high tide. Tonight is I think the highest tide of this cycle and being just after the equinox, among the highest in the year. We had hoped to see the tide washing over the lowest bit of Spurn Point, but it didn't quite manage it. Probably something to do with it being high pressure and the wind coming from the south east. We then watched the waves slopping over the concrete structures we walked past earlier today. Seeing the power of the waves it's no surprise the amount of erosion that has taken place here over the years. They'll have to move some caravans back a bit fairly soon. (Sharon wrote the last part - she's much more qualified than me to talk about flooding and geography).