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Posted: 18 Jun 2026


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Facts and Fiction

Facts and Fiction
A peaceful harbour scene captured at West Bay, Bridport at a time when covid restrictions had been eased, although safe distancing rules were still in effect.
In January this year, however, this scene would have been considerably different as violent storms reshaped the coastline and a large sandbar appeared restricting harbour access. Work began quickly to remove the sand which was subsequently used to replenish sand on the East beach.

West Bay, once named Bridport Harbour is a harbour and small resort situated at the mouth of the river Brit and is known as the Golden Gateway to the Jurassic Coast.
Many people will recognise the beaches and cliffs from the tv series Broadchurch.
It was also the setting for the series Harbour Lights.

I have added a song called 'Fact-Fiction by Mads Langer as a nod to the real life issues of this working harbour alongside the 'fiction' of the programmes set here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlB7K4IHwfI

Buelipix, Andrea Allasio, Smiley Derleth, Nora Caracci and 46 other people have particularly liked this photo


77 comments - The latest ones
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
A superb and colourful shot of this attractive Dorset harbour, lovely light despite cloud building in the background,
Interesting information thank you, HFF and a good weekend!
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
Thank you very much Roger. It was a lovely day - I think the cloud was only there to enhance the photos!!!!!

HFF and have a good weekend
3 months ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Superbes photo , lumière, couleurs et vue sur ce port et ce ciel très nuageux . Merci pour l’explication et la musique . HFF. Bon week-end.
3 months ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Thank you very much Nicole. It wa a lovely day and nice to be able to get out with the covid restrictions eased.

HFF and best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Was für eine hübsche Hafenstadt!
HFF und einen guten Start ins Wochenende, Carol!
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to trester88 club
Thank you very much Wilhelm. Our son in law has a small garage in Bridport and after visiting to have a new tyre fitted we thought we would come here because it is close by. I am really pleased we did as we had a beautiful day.

HFF and best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
The light and colours are great, and the cloudy sky adds to the beauty of the place. HFF Carol.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Christa1004 club
Thank you very much Christa. It is an attractive place and I took loads of photos but have only been able to find this one and one of the beach are that I already posted.

HFF and have a good weekend
3 months ago.
 Mikus
Mikus club
Friedlich und sehr beschaulich diese Hafenstadt mit den bunten Punkten der zahlreichen Boote. Prima mit dem Himmel und dem Licht. HFF, Carol.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Mikus club
Lovely comments, - thank you very much Michael. We were lucky that the weather was good.

HFF and have a good weekend
3 months ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Fabulous harbor scene.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Don Sutherland club
Thank you very much Don.
Best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
A MAGICAL PLACE
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Pam J club
Thank you very much Pam . It is a lovely place. For some reason when the computer was playing up I found I could only see a couple of pictures from West Bay. Still hoping we can get them back eventually

Hugsss
3 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
A beautiful harbour scene. Well captured.
HFF Carol. Have a great weekend.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Loose_Grip/Pete club
Thank you very much Pete. It was a nice day and good to be out in the sunshine in such a pretty place. I was a bit surprised to see coachloads of people arriving and pouring out onto the street in a big crowd of people. Most other people were good at keeping some distance from others though.

HFF and have a good week
3 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
wish you a nice Friday and weekend!

beautiful image
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Annemarie club
Many thanks Annemarie
HFF and have a good weekend
3 months ago.
 Dominique 60
Dominique 60 club
un port aux beautés multiples carol , et tu l' as si bien restitué !!
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Dominique 60 club
Thank you very much Dominique. On the other side the promenade along the beach is also very nice.

Have a lovely evening and good weekend
3 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Beautiful capture! HFF!
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thank you very much William
Best wishes Carol
Have a good weekend
3 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Da hast du ja eine schöne Szene aus dem Hafen aufgenommen, liebe Carol,toll ist dieser Blick rüber auf diesen Ort und diesen Booten :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
3 months ago. Edited 3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Thank you very much Guni. I am pleased you like it. It is a pretty place.
Best wishes Carol

Have a lovely evening and weekend
3 months ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Très joli point de vue !
HFF Carol.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Jocelyne Villoing club
Thank you very much Jocelyne. It was lovely to get out and get some fresh aire and enjoy the harbour and also the beach and esplanade on the other side.

HFF and have a good weekend
3 months ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
HFF Carol. This looks very calm on the day and it must have lifted your spirits in the circumstances
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
Thank you very much Colin.It was lovely to get out, - fresh air, warm weather with a gentle breeze and a nice walk along the prom. I was quite surprised that not everyone was taking the social distancing seriously. We saw coaches arrive full of people all gathering on the pavements together so we were careful to walk the other way. A lovely day like this was just what we needed though.

HFF and have a good weekend
3 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A lovely view of this harbour, Carol. HFF and have a great weekend.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to tiabunna club
Thank you very much George.
HFF and have a good weekend
3 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Another very nice and colourful harbours scene from you Carol. Good that you still managed to get such photos around Covid time. Well done.

HFF, enjoy the weekend. Herb
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Thank you very much Herb. It was lovely to be able to get out again to take photos. Unfortunately most of the photos from this day out disappeared somewhere. I think it must have been when I had computer issues.

HFF and have a lovely weekend
3 months ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Joli ce port l'alliance des bateaux colorés, de l'eau et de la lumière crée toujours une ambiance particulière belle journée Carol.
3 months ago. Edited 3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Patrick Brandy club
Lovely comments. -thank you very much Patrick.

Have a lovely evening and enjoy your weekend
Best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Easy to see why this is a popular filming location! Such a perfect harbour with all the small boats and you caught it in great light and with fabulous clouds. HFF and a good weekend!
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Gudrun club
Thank you very much Gudrun.The cliffs and beach also add to the attraction for film makers I imagine. It is good for tourism as well, no doubt. I hadn't been there for years and had almost forgotten how pretty it is there.

HFF and have a lovely weekend
3 months ago.
 James
James club
Great info on this wonderful harbour scene, cracking shot
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to James club
Thank you very much James. Really appreciated
Have a lovely weekend
3 months ago.
 Dominique Sarrazin
Dominique Sarrazin club
Charmant petit port, toutes ces couleurs !!!
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Dominique Sarrazin club
Thank you very much Dominique. I enjoy visiting small harbours like this,

Best wishes Carol. Have a good weekend
3 months ago.
 Frank J Casella
Frank J Casella
You wonderful and peaceful scene Carol. HFF!
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Frank J Casella
Thank you vry much Frank. Really appreciated
Best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 Franck Chabal
Franck Chabal club
J'aime beaucoup ces bateaux de pêche, joli cadrage Carol! Vu sur Explorer.
3 months ago. Edited 3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Franck Chabal club
Thank you very much Franck. I am pleased you like it.

Best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
West Bay looks little changed since I visited in 1984! A nice photo Carol. HFF and best wishes for the weekend.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to David Slater (Spodde… club
Thank you very much David. I know what you mean. We hadn't been to West Bay for years before this visit. It is a very pretty little harbour

HFF and have a good weekend
3 months ago.
 Bergfex
Bergfex club
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende!
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Bergfex club
Many thanks. Really appreciated
HFF and have a lovely weekend
3 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
HFF to you!
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Xata club
Thank you very much Isabel
HFF
3 months ago.
 @ngélique ❤️
@ngélique ❤️ club
De belles lumières et couleurs sur cette photo Carole j'adore ******************HFF mon amie et bon we !
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to @ngélique ❤️ club
Thank you very much dear Angelique. It is an attractive harbour and the beach and esplanade leading to the cliffs are also very nice

HFF and have a good weekend. Hugs
3 months ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
Ein perfektes Dokument für die einstige, malerische Stimmung in diesem kleinen Hafen, Carol.
Danke sehr für Deine ausführliche Information.
HFF. Freundliche Grüße und ein angenehmes Wochenende
Erich
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to sea-herdorf club
Thank you very much Erich. Really appreciated and I am pleased you like it

Happy Sunday to you

Best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
A splendid scene Carol.. and some very good interest too - Have a good and fine weekend,. a [ HFF ] keep well and Cheers'.. from Dj..

... and 'added to the 'Landscape' group' ] Thanks ☺
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to David G Johnson club
Thank you very much David. I always enjoy 'harbour watching' but it was especially nice after being cooped up inside for a long time.

Best wishes Carol. HFF
3 months ago.
 jyryk58
jyryk58 club
lovely... :-)
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to jyryk58 club
Many thanks Jiri. Really appreciated

Best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
It is really lovely, Carol. I like the gentle colouring and the low clouds.
I hope you have a marvellous weekend.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Diana Australis club
Thank you very much Diana.
HFF and best wishes Carol. Have a lovely weekend
3 months ago.
 Anton Cruz Carro
Anton Cruz Carro club
No ship contradicts another, and they all look in the same direction. It seems that social distancing rules during Covid also affected ships.
I haven't seen any of the series you mentioned. I love this atmosphere because it feels so familiar.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Anton Cruz Carro club
Thank you very much Anton. I am pleased you like it. The boats are bettered behaved than some of the people coming into West Bay on coaches and thronging together on the pavements! :-)) I love harbours, - peaceful like this or fascinating when busy.

Best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 Hubs 56
Hubs 56 club
wonderful mood
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Hubs 56 club
Thank you very much. Really appreciated.
Best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Carol
A wonderful and interesting picture, which I like very much!
Very nice composition of this harbour scene.
Great colours too, especially the bright pink balls on the boats!!
Best Wishes, (very late) HFF, a nice week ahead, and stay safe!!
Peter
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Peter.
Thank you much for the lovely kind comments
Hope you are doing ok.

Best wishes and Happy Sunday.

Carol
3 months ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
After the storm comes the calm, isn't it, Carol?
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Armando Taborda club
Thank you very much Armando. We were lucky on this occasion and only had the calm after the threat of a storm!!! No rain which was good as it was the first time we had managed to get out since the covid lockdown

Best wishes to you both

Carol
3 months ago.
 Edna Edenkoben
Edna Edenkoben club
Awesome photo, great matching title and song.
Very belated HFF, Carol.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Edna Edenkoben club
Thank you very much Edna. The music was new to me

Best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
wonderful!
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo club
Thank you very much Markus
Have a good week

Best wishes Carol
3 months ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
A lovely harbour scene. Very well photographed.
A belated HFF and have a very good week, Carol.
3 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Roger Bennion club
Thank you very much Roger.
Stay cool and have a good week ahead
3 months ago. Edited 3 months ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
bella marina !
2 months ago.
Ecobird club has replied to Nora Caracci club
Thank you very much Nora.

Best wishes Carol
2 months ago.

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