Manky Monkey Motors

Nipped down to Weston Super Mare on the West Coast yesterday afternoon. A lovely warm Spring day down there with lots of day trippers like me taking the air. I'd gone for a classic car show, but had a wander along the sea front while I was there. Weston's famed for it's beach -when the tide goes out it goes literally about half a mile & leaves a vast expanse of sandy beach. I played here many a time as a kid. The town's a lot tackier & more touristy than I remember it, but the beach is still fabulous.
They have a display of sand sculptures there every Summer. I've seen this kind of stuff on the 'net before, but never for real. Amazing how much detail they can add to what really is just damp sand.

Sandy Monkey

Commemorating the anniversary of the Caravan Club.

Sleeping Beauty.

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Great Britain, (Big Ben, Union Flag etc).

"Queenie's Café".

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Playing games -traditional & modern.

Mr Chaplin.

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A child's imagination, (the wires on it's head aren't structural, they're to stop seagulls & pigeons landing on it & damaging it).

Alice in Wonderland.

Charles Darwin?

Interesting.
Holiday makers having a go.  :)

I'll refrain from any "Nice Ass" comments. D'oh -too late.

Doesn't get much more traditional than donkeys on the beach.

When the tide goes out at Weston, it really goes out.

Asses & 'orses.

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"Digby" & "Dulux" -yes, really.

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Still World famous in the West Country.

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Get yourself a job on the tourist board Andy, never seen Weston looking so good, mind you, I was there in winter welding that sodding pier and it rained and rained and blew. Forgot about a lot of it, may revisit. Think they still have the mad motorcycle beach race/ scramble thing.

9 - 11 October - always meant to go but not got there yet - I spect it'll be raining again by then!  ;)

http://rhlactivities.com/events/rhl-beach-race-2015 (http://rhlactivities.com/events/rhl-beach-race-2015)

When would be the best time to go see the sculptures?? never been there and think it could be a good day out.

Stix

As far as I know, they're open every day mate. They're in a fenced off section of the beach, right on the main seafront, with a café & kid's play area. Cost me £3.50 entry.

Here ya go -just found a link to it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-32167831

Runs from now until September.
The town itself's very touristy, (think Blackpool), lots of chip shops, rock shops, bingo halls, amusement arcades etc, but if you embrace the tackiness it's O.K. The beach is great though & they've obviously spent a lot of money making the sea frontage attractive. I was there when the tide was out -might be worth checking that before you go cos I've no idea how far up it comes when it's in. I parked in a carpark actually on the sand at the far end of the beach for a fiver all day.
A very pleasant afternoon out.

Mmmmm chip shops   ;D ;D and rock, better watch her indoors don't catch me buying it unless they do diabetic stuff  :D
thanks for the link, think it could be worth a day out to have a look as they look pretty impressive.

Stix

Led me to have a look at the Wikipedia page for Weston - apparently there's a heliocopter museum there too!

Amazing what some folks can do, impressive sculptures!

Bit of BBC related news http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-32167831

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I passed signs for the hellio-copter museum.

There is also a Lambretta museum in Weston.

Really? Didn't know that.

I have been,took my mate Ron who was a Mod and he wanted to have a look. Quite interesting, they have one of every model ever made,plus lots of advertising material and other merchandising products.Plus a couple of Juke boxes.They also had a Lambretta spares department as well.

Wouldn't mind seeing that.