Shot on iPhone - iPhone 13 Pro Max at 60fps HDR - Ultra Wide Camera - Extended walking tour of Bridlington on 7th October 2021. A so called ‘Indian Summer’ at 21c - more like the just ended summer season 2021.
Sad scenes as pleasure boats languish on the mud of the harbour bottom - holes in the mud caused by the dredger Gypsey Race, in it’s eternal battle to keep Bridlington Harbour from silting up.

You could almost walk cross the harbour entrance today, every boat literally grounded.

I walk along the North Pier, then into Bridlington Town, a few day trippers such as ourselves are always present- as the car parks fill up by late morning.
I walk further along the promenade - past the deserted amusement rides, and past the ‘Big Wheel’ ride.
Then I walk across the road into a street full of Guesthouses.
There’s a lot of this type of accommodation in Bridlington.
I then walk into Bridlington Town, and you can see the street scenes as though you were walking them yourself.
A great guy with a husky gave me permission to take a video clip of his dog. Again, thanks!

So here’s Bridlington again, not too far away for a day trip by car, from the big city of Leeds.

Some thoughts for a day trip.

We prefer to visit on a Saturday - more activity - Bridlington can feel like a ghost town midweek - even in summer - be sure it’s not low tide.

Arrive a couple of hours before high tide. ( you can look up a Bridlington tide times timetable online)
It’s crucial to do this if you want to see activity regarding boats in the harbour.

Bridlington harbour dries out completely at low tide - it’s just mud with any boats there embedded in it.
This can be a big disappointment if not remembered.

As well as picking a Saturday with high tide a couple of hours after arrival - it’s better with a wind or breeze blowing from the west.
If you arrive in Bridlington late spring or early summer and there’s an east breeze blowing in from the North Sea there can be a so called ‘sea fret’ - this means a cold fog like condition on the beaches, in town and for a couple of miles inland.

It’s possible for it to be a beautiful sunny day in Leeds - (and the rest of West Yorkshire ) at say 21c in May or June and to find Bridlington in a sea fret not rising above 9c (or lower) all day - with no sun and a sea fog resembling that horror film.. The Fog..
That’s an east wind ( or no wind) on the Yorkshire coast in spring - best avoided.

Hope you enjoyed the walk around Bridlington :-)

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West Yorkshire

7th October 2021

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