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Vacation with My Parents & Family
Visited Exmouth with my parents brother & sister-in-law. Remember the beautiful beach. I was 10 years old at the time. I remember we stayed in a hotel not far from the beach, although I cannot remember the hotel name. We had a lovely week, the weather was beautiful and we met some people on vacation from Europe.
Contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
A picnic at Exmouth Cricket Club
Last week we had a really lovely day out with our granddaughter Anna Norfolk. It was a beautiful sunny July day and far too hot for staying at home so my wife and I went in search of a beach and a cooling sea breeze. We drove to Exmouth and when we arrived at the seafront we noticed that the Exmouth cricket grounds were open - a friendly gatekeeper invited us to drive in and park on their outfield for the day.
There was lovely clean short grass to spread our picnic. They even had a small cafe and loos available! We were very happy to pay our £3.50 for the day instead of paying the same for ...read more here
Contributed by John Howard Norfolk
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A picnic at Exmouth Cricket Club
Last week we had a really lovely day out with our granddaughter Anna Norfolk. It was a beautiful sunny July day and far too hot for staying at home so my wife and I went in search of a beach and a cooling sea breeze. We drove to Exmouth and when we arrived at the seafront we noticed that the Exmouth cricket grounds were open - a friendly gatekeeper invited us to drive in and park on their outfield for the day.
There was lovely clean short grass to spread our picnic. They even had a small cafe and loos available! We were very happy to pay our £3.50 for the day instead of paying the same for ...read more here
A memory of Exmouth contributed by John Howard Norfolk
Vacation with My Parents & Family
Visited Exmouth with my parents brother & sister-in-law. Remember the beautiful beach. I was 10 years old at the time. I remember we stayed in a hotel not far from the beach, although I cannot remember the hotel name. We had a lovely week, the weather was beautiful and we met some people on vacation from Europe.
A memory of Exmouth contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
Extracts From Exmouth & Devon books
Exmouth has been a popular resort for over two hundred years. Its miles of long sandy beaches, gently sloping sands,
and safe bathing offer all that is needed for a perfect seaside holiday. But there would have been little chance of getting
sunburned in Victorian times, thanks to the protection offered by these overgenerous costumes.
An extract from from"Exmouth Photographic Memories".
Exmouth never had a pier in
the traditional English seaside
sense, just a landing stage to
facilitate access to the larger
passenger boats that visited
the resort. Ships such as the
one we see here carried on
the passenger trade between
the coastal resorts, and steam
packets operated between
Exmouth and London as early
as the 1830s. The advertising
hoarding on the pier promoted
H Webber, a butcher.
An extract from from"Exmouth Photographic Memories".
Photography was still enough of a novelty in
Edwardian England for the Frith photographer to
get bathers to pose for him - as we can see in this
charming picture of young people paddling on the
shoreline. The many dinghies and yachts demonstrate
Exmouth’s importance as a boating resort.
An extract from from"Exmouth Photographic Memories".
It is a peaceful day in
Edwardian Exmouth. The
view looks towards Morton
Crescent and Alexandra
Terrace. A century earlier
this part of Exmouth was
just a strand, backed by
dunes, marsh and pasture.
The building of the sea wall
and the Esplanade beyond
gave a new opportunity for
promenading.
An extract from from"Exmouth Photographic Memories".
This old woman is ‘scratting’ (scratching) the sands for the dark-coloured Devon cockles. She is watching for the tell-tale pair of small holes which betray the cockle’s presence an inch or so below the surface. Her cuffs are cut away to prevent them from drawing cold seawater up her arms, her skirt is tucked up, and her scarf is tied tight around her hat. With her stockings cut away at the ankles, she paddles barefoot in the freezing water, bent double for hours on end. Back in the village, she will sell her cockles to the fishmonger, keeping a few back for her dinner.
An extract from from"Times Gone By".