Clevedon

By Alice | Published: January 25, 2011

This post is a day later than usual (for the past few months I’ve been sticking to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) as we went to Cornwall for a long weekend. On the way down from Oxford to Cornwall I was studying the map to find an interesting place that we could stop half way and the name Clevedon jumped out at me because I remembered Kate’s pictures. We stopped to see the lovely old pier and had a sandwich in a cafe on the seafront. An interesting thing is that this pier is covered in little brass memorial plaques and the names of donors, so you can literally see the vast numbers of people who care about the pier.

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11 Comments

  1. Olalla
    Posted January 25, 2011 at 7:21 pm | Permalink

    I can’t wait to travel around and take pics! I’m so jealous looking at those wonderful landscapes!

  2. kater
    Posted January 25, 2011 at 8:20 pm | Permalink

    I want to go! I saw it in Never Let Me Go, and ugh! It’s such a gorgeous little place!

  3. Lucent Imagery
    Posted January 25, 2011 at 10:03 pm | Permalink

    Alice, these pics are gorgeous. As I scrolled down I kept adding more to the “favourites” list for this post. So I’ll sum it up by saying that I absolutely love ALL these photos!

  4. Kim
    Posted January 25, 2011 at 10:16 pm | Permalink

    I second Lucent’s comment … LOVE these photos! And to have a photo of cake and steaming hot coffee in the midst of them made me feel like I was taking a little break too. :) Thanks, Alice!

  5. andrea
    Posted January 26, 2011 at 1:45 am | Permalink

    fact: the first person who commented on this post is my best friend and I had no idea she read you too. We keep on checking the same blogs without even planning to, we are THAT awesome.

    Other than that, I love these shots. They remind me of the place where the film Never Let Me Go was filmed. I really love the cold desaturated tones :) well done!

  6. Leti
    Posted January 26, 2011 at 1:57 pm | Permalink

    I’M SPEECHLESS. Beautiful pictures.

  7. Kate
    Posted January 26, 2011 at 8:11 pm | Permalink

    Oh I’m so glad you visited Clevedon! I absolutely loved it there! Beautiful pics!

  8. Alice
    Posted January 26, 2011 at 8:59 pm | Permalink

    Thanks all for the kind words! I am glad you liked the pictures, it is a lovely pier :)

  9. Kristina
    Posted January 28, 2011 at 1:54 pm | Permalink

    The pictures are fantastic, such a wonderful place. Love the picture of the houses at the ocean front, what a setting for a house!
    Viele Gruesse, Kristina

  10. Audrey Mango
    Posted February 2, 2011 at 7:01 pm | Permalink

    Love the juxtaposition of the cosy, bright, creamy cake and the the imposing, cold-looking weather outdoors!

  11. Valerie
    Posted February 11, 2011 at 11:57 pm | Permalink

    breathtaking — especially the first one of the Pier ! and i love the perspective taken with the yellow rose in the foreground.
    definitely an atmosphere compared to a summer crowd

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