Roger (Grisly)'s photos with the keyword: Porlock Weir

Boats await the return of the tide, which has left for a few hours, HFF and a nice weekend Porlock Weir on the Somerset Coast, (Where Exmoor meets the Sea) Large perhaps! Awful weather down here in the South West, with no chance of a New Year image for a while yet!

Porlock Weir , West Somerset, on the Bristol Channel Coast, where Exmoor meets the sea, Few takers for the seating as it is still February with a coastal chill in the air! HBM! May I suggest a large view for details!

Just managed to squeeze a bench or two into this image from the beach at Porlock Weir, Somerset. Note the tall Chimneys, which are built tall in an attempt to cure downdraught caused by winds off of the sea and the higher ground in the backdrop! HBM and a good week to all!

An image from May 2012, This is the Bottom Ship Inn at Porlock Weir on the Somerset Coast, (The Top Ship Inn is up the road in Porlock Village) Benches galore outside this 13th century coaching Inn The pip gives a flavour of the Weir at low tide For the musical link a Somerset song from the late great Adge Cutler www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWauJ-pSaBk HBM and a good week!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Large View if possible please!

The Bottom Ship at Porlock Weir (Top Ship is down the road in Porlock village) this is fairly typical of pubs in the area, A roaring log fire good ale and food with plenty of outside dining if the weather is kind and passing traffic not to heavy. ;-) Large may be better for detail.

It's documentation in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is proof that the port at Porlock Weir has been in existance for over a thousand years and as one of the few places small ships can land along the rugged Exmoor coast it has had a varied history. The huge tidal range in the Bristol Channel means everything is left high and dry at low water while the houses in the image which are on the shingle bank between sea and harbour regularly have sand bags at the ready. For clarity and detail please view large

Exmoor meets the sea from the top of Porlock Toll Road, The never ending battle to hold back the waves was abandoned in 2001when the sea defences were opened to allow the sea to create a salt marsh here, Bossington beach curves around to the headland and the South Wales coast is in the far distance. In 16.9 format so a large view is recommended.

An idea of the vast tidal range and this indicates the rise and fall of the tide on the Bristol Channel Coast, Porlock Weir, Somerset.

Wish all my Ipernity friends both old and new a Happy and Peaceful Christmas, Please Enlarge, Image taken in Somerset so the link for Sight and Sound has to be the Counties own Wurzels, www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vC9XtRzu04

A Pill Box on the beach at Porlock Weir, the shifting shingle has had a dramatic effect although it has taken around Sixty Years, the headlnd across the bay and in the background is one of a number of places where Exmoor meets the sea, Hopefully better large please

A cottage by the beach at Porlock Weir, Somerset, Taken from the beach

The narrow channel mid image is the only route in or out of Porlock Weir (out of shot left) even then access is tide dependent mainly because of the huge tidal range of the Bristol Channel, This image was taken at low tide and highlights how water levels can change with the twice daily tides. Large for detail please

These beautiful old shoreline cottages from a different viewpoint and hopefully with a retro look, Try large please.

The Ship Inn on the left and the Anchor Hotel from across the inner harbour entrance at Porlock Weir on the Somerset Coast. Large for detail,, Link for Sight and Sound is by Somer Set by Somerset Born Acker Bilk www.youtube.com/watch?v=pALOWhp8G4k

Porlock Weir is a small harbour on the Somerset coast, When the tide goes out everything is left high and dry until the next one. Note the two stacks of sandbags ready for deployment should the need arise Large please My link for Sight and Sound, is the beautiful "Harbor Song" by Suzanne Vega, www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqsn1WlkA4Y

A world war two pill box which has a creative modification and has sunk into the pebbles at Porlock Weir in Somerset, On the coast of the Bristol Channel. Large Please, The water in the Bristol Channel during February is extremely cold, so my link for sight and Sound is www.youtube.com/watch?v=kANkGBy5lJ4

The entrance to Porlock Weir on the Bristol Channel,, Large for detail please