Mudeford Sandspit

Pronounced Mud-ee-ferd. Trailing off the Eastern end of Hengistbury Head and forming the Eastern boundary of Christchurch Harbour is the ancient sandspit known today as Mudeford Sandspit. Today this sandspit hosts a collection of famously expensive beach-huts along with a fine beach and a diminished dune structure that once used to occupy most of this place.

Günter Klaus, Ernest CH, Ulrich John, photosofghosts and 32 other people have particularly liked this photo

39 comments - The latest ones

Annemarie ^club

wonderful..... Enjoy this last summer days:)

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thank you Annemarie.
Yes I will :-))
Good evening.

4 years ago.

Nouchetdu38 ^club

Again an interesting site!!!!!!!********
Have a nice day!*****

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Nouchetdu38 ^club

Thank you Nouchet.
Wish you a good evening.

4 years ago.

Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

A well composed shot, Rosa. The yacht is perfectly placed between the two poles, and the figures are distanced perfectly from each other to make the composition really wonderful. I love the colour contrast between the spit and the water. Cheers, Joe

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

Thank you very much Joe. Your comments are much appreciated.
Cheers, Rosa.

4 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Superbe endroit tranquillisant et reposant avec en prime une superbe plage.. Bon jeudi.

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Thank you for your very kind comment Malik.
Good evening.

4 years ago.

gezginruh ^club

Very beautiful composition,Rosa!

Best wishes
Füsun

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to gezginruh ^club

Thank you very much Füsun.

Best wishes,
Rosa.

4 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Wow! The light and colours in this shot are wonderful!

Beautifully composed Rosa........I like the semi-silhouetted figures and the red markers on the poles. I also like the hazy background and the tiny sail boat.

Top-notch photography :-)

4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thank you very much Keith. To be honest the conditions were not easy. It was very humid and this was taken just as the dazzling white mist was lifting.

Hope you have a good Friday eve ;-))

4 years ago.

Josiane Dirickx ^club

Très beau partage ! **********************

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Josiane Dirickx ^club

Thank you Josiane.

4 years ago.

Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Très belle photo. Nicole.

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Thank you Nicole.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Lovely capture from an expensive part of the country Rosa

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thank you Roger. Some beautiful houses down that way!

4 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

I recall coming here as a child but I don't recall any expensive beach huts back then. Maybe it's my memory at fault!

4 years ago.

Pam J ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

ME TOO ANDY !! I DO ALSO REMEMBER THE BEACH HUTS OF THE TIME.

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

Andy you would not believe what they go for now! I'm talking hundreds of thousands!

4 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

It's come back to me now!
But the area around Mudeford and the beach didn't seem at all 'moneyed'.
But then we stayed one summer in a chalet right in the middle of Sandbanks in 1969 and that seemed very non-posh and non-exclusive. It was cheap too!
How times have changed!

4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

I think every old house in Sandbanks has been demolished for multimillion homes with huge glass fronts to replace them. I have to say, I prefer country cottages.

4 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club

A wonderful coastal image Rosalyn, many of these places have become the preserve of the rich, these is constantly rearranging our coastline

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Peter Castell ^club

Thank you Peter. There has been another rock fall in West Bay recently. I would never walk under the cliffs there!!

4 years ago.

José Manuel Polo ^club

Naturaleza. Ahí se respirará bien. En este tiempo de mascarillas, recomiendan respiraciones profundas por ambas fosas nasales y luego alternando por una y otra cerrando la opuesta y haciendo una apnea, conteniendo la última respiración. Lo hago en la costa, si recuerdo.

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to José Manuel Polo ^club

Thank you Jose. It was a very humid day. It did get better in the afternoon.

4 years ago.

Pam J ^club

OHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYY ... ROSA!!!
U
WE USED TO GO TPMUDEORD AS KIDS.. AND AS AN ADULT MANY YEARS AGO .

OH ROSA SUCH HAPPY MEMORIES...

I ALSO REMEMBER THE BEACH HUTS OF THE TIME

4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Pam J ^club

We didn't go there much as young kids Pam, but in my teens I remember enjoying Mudeford. Always very pleased to bring back good memories.
Wish you a good and safe weekend Pam.

4 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Beautifully composed Rosa.
Happy weekend.

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you very much Jaap.
Have a good and safe weekend.

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

In your photo it still looks idyllic, no sight of expensive beach huts:-) The silhouettes of the signs and visitors add interest to the composition.

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Thank you Gudrun. The expensive beach huts are no more than the usual wooden huts, but the location makes them out of the reach of most people. One recently sold for £300,000, which I think is ridiculous. Even if I could afford it, I wouldn't pay it :-)

4 years ago.

Leon_Vienna ^club

So you stood on Mudeford Quay?And the background hills are the IoW, I suppose?
It is a most beautiful picture of this final point of Hengistbury Head - and Mudeford Spit has its very unique atmosphere ... -> www.ipernity.com/doc/2251804/45231896/in/album/982994
But £300,000 is as crazy (and immoral) as 1000€ for one Salzburger Festspiele ticket.

4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

We took my 90 year old uncle there for the day Leon. Yes it is the IoW in the background. I remember your lovely pictures from the area. It is absolutely a crazy price for the beach huts! I think event ticket prices will only get more expensive after the disaster of 2020 :-(
I hope you have a good weekend and thank you for your kind comments.

4 years ago.

Doug Shepherd ^club

A beautifully balanced composition with interesting notes Rosa. Regarding the beach huts - A fool and his money are easily parted.....

Enjoy your weekend, Doug

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Doug Shepherd ^club

Thank you very much Doug. Yes, even if I could afford one of the beach huts, I wouldn't buy one at that price.

All the best, Rosa.

4 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Das kann ich gut verstehen,dass es da sehr viele Strandhütten gibt,das ist auch ein sehr schöner Ort liebe Rosa,mir gefällt auch sehr gut deine Bildgestaltung dazu :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

14 months ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied to Günter Klaus ^club

Thank you very much dear Günter. It's an interesting place to visit, but tends to be very busy in the summer months.

Best wishes and a good evening, Rosa.

14 months ago.

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