We have been watching a programme called “The Cafe” on SKY1 over the last few weeks, which was set on the sea front at Weston-Super-Mare. So we decided to venture down there to see if anything looked familiar..
Train was an hour down, which isn’t so bad and was only 21 quid for the three of us. Unfortunately it was a little blowy on day, along with a slight amount of rain. It was chilly. But we were happy and smiley as we left the train, then not quite so smiley as we got into town. We headed for the sea front and wondered down to the site of the cafe – no real surprise to find it wasn’t actually there. Still we forced ourselves to have a drink in the pub nearby, whilst we googled for a place to eat. After bimbling around for a bit, we found a chippy which seemed to suggest it had good reviews, so we tested it out. It was pretty good, if not a bit expensive – but it filled a hole and got us ready for the pier.
The Grand Pier was wind swept if perhaps not too interesting, and at the end was a great big arcade – wonderful… I was so glad it was January and not June, it was just bearable with only a couple of people around – not sure I could have coped in the summer. Anyway, after a brief tour and a game of Wave Rider we trundled back into town and to the train.
Quite liked it, but glad it was quiet!