It looks to be another day of uncertain weather though rain seems to be off the menu fortunately.

The Mock Turtle Tea Room

For breakfast, today we tried the Mock Turtle Tea Room in Pool Valley. They have a good list of teas and I chose my favourite, Russian Caravan.

Old Steine

Then we went to Old Steine – that “stoney ground” where the fishermen once spread their nets to dry – to catch a bus,

Aboard the Coastliner

We boarded a Coastliner bus and set off along Western Road, after…

The Clock Tower

…passing my favourite, the (Jubilee) Clock Tower.

Worthing

After a longish ride we left the bus in Worthing. Worthing has a shingle beach, as is general in the southeast, and a pier.

Nearly at the pier

There was a gale-force wind blowing that made things uncomfortable.

Entering the pier

A view from the pier looking west

Looking east

The lea side

We walked along the pier on the east side where there was some shelter from the wind.

Looking back to shore

With a last look back at the beach we entered the pier’s cafe called Perch on the Pier.

View from the upper level

We obtained a table on the upper level,

Cake and coffee and tea

Rambling through the streets

Leaving the pier, we went rambling through the streets.

The Royal Arcade

We visited the Royal Arcade, opened 1925, renovated 1999.

Montague Street

We walked along the pedestrian-only Montague Street, a main shopping artery.

The bus stop, Marine Paradeq

Though Worthing has a few interesting features, it didn’t impress me greatly and I was happy to go to Marine Parade and the stop for the Coastliner back the way we had come.

Aboard the Coastliner

The only seats available were at the back of the bus.

Shoreham Lighthouse
Photo by Tigger

When the bus arrived at Shoreham-by-Sea, we decided to stop for a while there. Shoreham stands where the River Adur meets the sea forming Shoreham harbour. Shoreham is well worth a visit and we have been here several times to explore its interesting features. Today’s was only a short visit, though. Tigger photographed the unusual Shoreham Lighthouse (1832) from the bus.

The Factory Shop

We had a look round the Factory Shop and nearly bought something but not quite!

The Crown and Anchor

We admired – and photographed the Crown and Anchor pub with its wooden sculpture of an old-time seafarer.

The Co-operative

There was a Co-operative store near the bus stop and so we went in and bought food for our supper tonight. The store is literally just behind the bus stop shelter, hence the narrow angle of the photo.

Aboard the Coastliner

The Coastliner bus arrived and was fairly full. We sat in the middle downstairs so I took a photo through the side windows. We are passing the harbour where the River Adur mixes its waters with those of the English Channel.

The bus dropped us off almost at the door of our hotel. After the cloudy and blustery day, it is a sunny evening with an almost clear blue sky, as you can see in this photo from our bedroom window:

The view from our hotel window