Class 90 90004, former City of Chelmsford
New Milton and a Return to Lymington, Hampshire - 17th January 2026
It's a rare alignment of planets as Phil's over from the US for a few days to sort some stuff out, Hamish is on one of the few weeks a year when he's not on holiday, Sean's around in New Milton and Nosher's not currently down with a kidney infection, so Sean sorts us all out to be in New Milton at the same time. Nosher gets down by train and starts off early with a beer in the Hourglass craft pub near the station, after which Sean joins up for a few more. The next morning, we meet up with Hamish and Jane for breakfast at the Daisy Tea Garden at Setley Ridge garden centre near Brockenhurst. Then Nosher and Sean head over to Lymington for a walk around town and a browse through the Saturday market, after which we drive over to Keyhaven for a short walk. On Saturday evening, Phil's arrived from the US and meets us, plus Hannah, Hamish and Phil's brother Chris, in the excellent Blossom Chinese Restaurant on Old Milton Road. After that, it's time for a few games of snooker in the Conservative Club on Station Road.
previous album: Dove Players' Pantomime, and Lunch in the Lion, Debenham - 11th January 2026
Wooden stumps in the estuary at Manningtree
Back at Waterloo station
Low sun on buildings near Waterloo Station
Phone messaging ennui at Southampton Station
Platform 2 at New Milton Station
Sean in the Hourglass pub in New Milton
The mean streets of Old Milton
We're back in the Hourglass micro pub
Sean and Hamish in the Daisy café
Jane and Nosher in the café
Hamish nicks the camera for a selfie
We walk back through Setley Ridge Garden Centre
Blue sky behind St. Thomas in Lymington
The 1960 former post Office in Lymington
'F The Gov', apparently
A bakery stall on Lymington Market
More market stalls on Lymington Saturday Market
Quay Hill in Lymington
The King's Head at the top of Quay Hill
Quay Street in Lymington
Swans pootle about at the quay
Sacks of shellfish are hauled up
The quay outside the Ship Inn
Boats in the marina at Lymington
Sculls head off under the railway bridge
Sean's on his phone again
A back alley off Lymington's High Street
The remains of a Victorian shop sign on a wall
Looking up the High Street to St. Thomas
A random second-hand tool sale
Bright paddle boards and canoes at Keyhaven
It's clear all the way to Yarmouth Isle of Wight
Sun on the river at Keyhaven
Frothing water at the sluice gate
Sean on Lower Pennington Lane
Walkers on Hurst Spit
Derelict petrol station on High Street in Milford
A derelict diesel pump at a derelict petrol station
We drive up Meadow Way in Barton on Sea
Barton Court Avenue in Barton on Sea
The Westcliffe Buildings on Seaward Avenue
A view to Hengistbury Head
Dog walkers on the beach at Highcliffe
Bournemouth is in the distance
The river at Mudeford
Hamish and Phil in Blossom's Chinese restaurant
The owner does a group photo
Hannah and Sean in Blossom's
Hamish plays a shot
Phil cues up a shot
Nosher considers a next move
Chris, Sean and Phil in the Conservative Club
Hamish cues up
Sean, Phil and Hamish
There's a black ball teetering over a pocket
Phil's got the extensions on
Chris heads off in the Hamish-mobile
Apparently controversial signs on a shop
Sean and Chris in Bernice's lounge
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Class 90 90004, former City of Chelmsford
Class 90 90004, former City of Chelmsford
Wooden stumps in the estuary at Manningtree
Back at Waterloo station
Low sun on buildings near Waterloo Station
Phone messaging ennui at Southampton Station
Platform 2 at New Milton Station
Sean in the Hourglass pub in New Milton
The mean streets of Old Milton
We're back in the Hourglass micro pub
Sean and Hamish in the Daisy café
Jane and Nosher in the café
Hamish nicks the camera for a selfie
We walk back through Setley Ridge Garden Centre
Blue sky behind St. Thomas in Lymington
The 1960 former post Office in Lymington
'F The Gov', apparently
A bakery stall on Lymington Market
More market stalls on Lymington Saturday Market
Quay Hill in Lymington
The King's Head at the top of Quay Hill
Quay Street in Lymington
Swans pootle about at the quay
Sacks of shellfish are hauled up
The quay outside the Ship Inn
Boats in the marina at Lymington
Sculls head off under the railway bridge
Sean's on his phone again
A back alley off Lymington's High Street
The remains of a Victorian shop sign on a wall
Looking up the High Street to St. Thomas
A random second-hand tool sale
Bright paddle boards and canoes at Keyhaven
It's clear all the way to Yarmouth Isle of Wight
Sun on the river at Keyhaven
Frothing water at the sluice gate
Sean on Lower Pennington Lane
Walkers on Hurst Spit
Derelict petrol station on High Street in Milford
A derelict diesel pump at a derelict petrol station
We drive up Meadow Way in Barton on Sea
Barton Court Avenue in Barton on Sea
The Westcliffe Buildings on Seaward Avenue
A view to Hengistbury Head
Dog walkers on the beach at Highcliffe
Bournemouth is in the distance
The river at Mudeford
Hamish and Phil in Blossom's Chinese restaurant
The owner does a group photo
Hannah and Sean in Blossom's
Hamish plays a shot
Phil cues up a shot
Nosher considers a next move
Chris, Sean and Phil in the Conservative Club
Hamish cues up
Sean, Phil and Hamish
There's a black ball teetering over a pocket
Phil's got the extensions on
Chris heads off in the Hamish-mobile
Apparently controversial signs on a shop
Sean and Chris in Bernice's lounge