The Devonian Old Red Sandstone cliffs of Sidmouth, Devon. On the horizon is the chalk headland at Beer.
Commentary.
Red and green Salcombe Hill contrasts beautifully
with the promenade hotels and establishments,
the white chalk of Beer Head in the distance,
the breaking waves and the brilliant white rowing boats stranded high on the beach.
Sidmouth goes back over a thousand years.
Started as a small fishing village, it rose in popularity
when wealthy Georgian, Regency and Victorian families
emulated Royal fashion and took to taking the sun and bathing
in coastal waters around our shoreline.
Its exposed site at the apex of Lyme Bay
prevented it from becoming a yacht and boating haven.
However, its superb cliff-setting keeps it
very popular with day-trippers and week-enders.
The Devonian Old Red Sandstone cliffs of Sidmouth, Devon. On the horizon is the chalk headland at Beer.
Commentary.
Red and green Salcombe Hill contrasts beautifully
with the promenade hotels and establishments,
the white chalk of Beer Head in the distance,
the breaking waves and the brilliant white rowing boats stranded high on the beach.
Sidmouth goes back over a thousand years.
Started as a small fishing village, it rose in popularity
when wealthy Georgian, Regency and Victorian families
emulated Royal fashion and took to taking the sun and bathing
in coastal waters around our shoreline.
Its exposed site at the apex of Lyme Bay
prevented it from becoming a yacht and boating haven.
However, its superb cliff-setting keeps it
very popular with day-trippers and week-enders.