New Milton's KFC has closed down
Mudeford Quay, Christchurch, and the Trip to Portland - 15th April 2025
It's the second full day down in New Milton, and Sean's arranged to meet up with Phil round his mother's house for a late breakfast, which Nosher has been roped into cooking. First stop is therefore Morrisons in New Milton to pick up some breakfast supplies, followed by a quick trip to Mudeford Quay for a walk around as a way to kill a bit more time. After brunch - which has somehow turned from us plus Phil and his mum to about thirty additional people - we have another walk around Christchurch before heading back to New Milton to catch a train down to Weymouth, where Hannah picks us up from the station before we finally get a well-earned couple of pints in the 18th-century George Inn, just around the corner from Hannah's house in Portland.
previous album: Keyhaven, Crazy Golf and Snooker, New Milton, Hampshire - 13th April 2025
1970s shops on Station Road
Fagans Menswear - another relic from the past
A former teahouse is up for rent
Station Road in New Milton
Cool 1930s door in Elm Avenue
Funky graffiti art near the bowling club
More wall art on the indoor bowling club
New Milton's War Memorial Hall
A derelict house on Whitefield Road
A view down Whitefield Road
New Milton's iconic water tower
Mudeford Quay and Hengistbury Head
Various lobster pots on Mudeford Quay
Fishing detritus on the Quay
Nice cottages on Mudeford Quay
A swan floats around by a slipway
A couple of people do crabbing over the sea wall
The fishing motor boat Gastronaught goes past
Mudeford lifeboat station
Tiny tenders on the quay
A bunch of training dinghies
A dinghy mast has seen better days
Chris and Bernice potter around in the kitchen
Sean looks around after a late breakfast
Christchurch Priory
The very-1920s Regent theatre
Saxon Square - opened in 1983
Milhams Street in Christchurch
The ducking stool on Ducking Stool Lane
The remains of Norham Castle
Sean walks alongside Mill Stream
There's another whale tail by the river
A seagull gives it some attitude
Sean on Quay Road, near the Red House Museum
A train for London pulls in to New Milton
Waiting for a train at New Milton
Funky bird art at Pokesdown
We change trains at Bournemouth
Trains on the platform at Bournemouth Station
Down on platform 3
Light shines through the station windows
An old Southern Railway mile post
Sean checks his phone on the train
Some more station wall art
A glimpse of Poole Harbour
Sean hauls his luggage around at Weymouth Station
A nicely-painted traffic-light control box
More painted street cabinets
A nice Victorian beach shelter at Weymouth
A view of Weymouth's river
We pick up some supplies for dinner
It's time for a beer in a proper old booozer
Sean checks the beers out
At the bar of the George Inn in Easton, Portland
Hannah and Sean in the 18th century George Inn
There's a lot of carved graffiti on the table
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New Milton's KFC has closed down
New Milton's KFC has closed down
1970s shops on Station Road
Fagans Menswear - another relic from the past
A former teahouse is up for rent
Station Road in New Milton
Cool 1930s door in Elm Avenue
Funky graffiti art near the bowling club
More wall art on the indoor bowling club
New Milton's War Memorial Hall
A derelict house on Whitefield Road
A view down Whitefield Road
New Milton's iconic water tower
Mudeford Quay and Hengistbury Head
Various lobster pots on Mudeford Quay
Fishing detritus on the Quay
Nice cottages on Mudeford Quay
A swan floats around by a slipway
A couple of people do crabbing over the sea wall
The fishing motor boat Gastronaught goes past
Mudeford lifeboat station
Tiny tenders on the quay
A bunch of training dinghies
A dinghy mast has seen better days
Chris and Bernice potter around in the kitchen
Sean looks around after a late breakfast
Christchurch Priory
The very-1920s Regent theatre
Saxon Square - opened in 1983
Milhams Street in Christchurch
The ducking stool on Ducking Stool Lane
The remains of Norham Castle
Sean walks alongside Mill Stream
There's another whale tail by the river
A seagull gives it some attitude
Sean on Quay Road, near the Red House Museum
A train for London pulls in to New Milton
Waiting for a train at New Milton
Funky bird art at Pokesdown
We change trains at Bournemouth
Trains on the platform at Bournemouth Station
Down on platform 3
Light shines through the station windows
An old Southern Railway mile post
Sean checks his phone on the train
Some more station wall art
A glimpse of Poole Harbour
Sean hauls his luggage around at Weymouth Station
A nicely-painted traffic-light control box
More painted street cabinets
A nice Victorian beach shelter at Weymouth
A view of Weymouth's river
We pick up some supplies for dinner
It's time for a beer in a proper old booozer
Sean checks the beers out
At the bar of the George Inn in Easton, Portland
Hannah and Sean in the 18th century George Inn
There's a lot of carved graffiti on the table