Fred tries out his new radio-controlled plane
The Waverley Paddle Steamer at Southwold Pier, Suffolk - 27th September 2023
Isobel gets wind that the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world - The Waverley, built on the Clyde in 1946 - is docking at Southwold Pier to pick up passengers for a tour down to London. It's a rare opportunity to see the pier in action in a way that was popular back in Victorian times, so we head down for the day to have a look, along with several-hundred other people who have packed onto the pier for a nose too. Before that, it's Fred's birthday and he's got a radio-controlled plane to fly around over the 100-acre field.
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The boys leg it after the plane lands in sugarbeet
We have a birthday tea for Fred
Harry lights a candle
Nosher's up at Diss Business Park for some yoga
The beach huts of Southwold
The paddle steamer Waverley at Southwold Pier
Crew hang around on the gangway
A view of the Waverley
Someone waves a yellow streamer
Isobel on the pier at Southwold
A classic view of Southwold
Crowds on the end of the pier
An old dude does some fishing in a quiet corner
The first officer and captain survey the chaos
The boat and the pier are packed
The gangway is removed
The steamer sets sail
A crowded paddle steamer
The Waverley heads off into the North Sea
The paddle steamer turns round to head to London
A view from the pier as Waverley heads off south
Isobel watches the action
Tim Hunkin's clock has been moved
We try out some of the comedy mirrors
Isobel buys an emergency swimsuit
A George Orwell quote on a wall
Some dude does a bit of fishing by the pier
More Southwold beach huts
Isobel dries off after a swim
A seagull takes off from a groyne
A school outing looks live a javelin team
A seagull looks for scraps
The Reading Room cottage, with original windows
In the Little Fish and Chip Shop's courtyard
Stripey huts on the beach
Isobel looks at some royal-named beach huts
An old sign for the Sea Birds Inn
Steps over a groyne have been buried
Isobel looks at a nice old Renault 4
The corner of High Street and Church Street
Isobel looks at a very bold juvenile herring gull
Cute water bowls for dogs
Isobel walks back to the car park
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Fred tries out his new radio-controlled plane
Fred tries out his new radio-controlled plane
The boys leg it after the plane lands in sugarbeet
We have a birthday tea for Fred
Harry lights a candle
Nosher's up at Diss Business Park for some yoga
The beach huts of Southwold
The paddle steamer Waverley at Southwold Pier
Crew hang around on the gangway
A view of the Waverley
Someone waves a yellow streamer
Isobel on the pier at Southwold
A classic view of Southwold
Crowds on the end of the pier
An old dude does some fishing in a quiet corner
The first officer and captain survey the chaos
The boat and the pier are packed
The gangway is removed
The steamer sets sail
A crowded paddle steamer
The Waverley heads off into the North Sea
The paddle steamer turns round to head to London
A view from the pier as Waverley heads off south
Isobel watches the action
Tim Hunkin's clock has been moved
We try out some of the comedy mirrors
Isobel buys an emergency swimsuit
A George Orwell quote on a wall
Some dude does a bit of fishing by the pier
More Southwold beach huts
Isobel dries off after a swim
A seagull takes off from a groyne
A school outing looks live a javelin team
A seagull looks for scraps
The Reading Room cottage, with original windows
In the Little Fish and Chip Shop's courtyard
Stripey huts on the beach
Isobel looks at some royal-named beach huts
An old sign for the Sea Birds Inn
Steps over a groyne have been buried
Isobel looks at a nice old Renault 4
The corner of High Street and Church Street
Isobel looks at a very bold juvenile herring gull
Cute water bowls for dogs
Isobel walks back to the car park