On the day we visited the beach was extremely quiet which surprised me as 5he weather was gorgeous. The beach is lined by a lovely prom, which is dotted with several cafes and ice cream parlours. A lovely place for a walk with the dog.

Most times I visited Bexhill seafront I could never get beyond the distraction of the de la Warr Pavilion and the colonnade (!) and so this time I was staying for a week and I thought the seafront was just right. It was clean and tidy-looking overall (no peeling paint on the beach-front railings as you can find sometimes, as they are unpainted aluminium or similar, no litter on the beach etc). There were plenty of wooden bench seats and at least three covered shelters made of the same light wood in a contemporary style, and the exotic foliage is notable along the front. There is one kiosk selling hot & cold drinks and ice cream and, I think, a second larger kiosk that cafe selling hot food such as fish & chips. This beach-front area is short (say, compared to the three miles alongside Eastbourne front) which was just right for me, as a walk from the Pavilion to the 'end' of that part (where the road turns up into Richmond Road). All the people on the front were respectful, in that they were keeping their dogs on a lead and the cyclists were not suddenly appearing right behind you! My favourite thing to do, though, was probably to sit with a coffee on the Pavilion balcony, watching the sea and sky across the top of the cupolas of the colonnade. It is a nice seafront to walk along during the evenings, as it was very bright and sunny until 9 pm in June. I do realise I was there outside of school holiday period and the seafront may well be a lot busier with families in July and August; when the tide is right out, there is quite a wide stretch of sand between the sea and the pebble beach.

I moved to Bexhill late last year and I love living on the seafront. I enjoy the quieter and calmer pace of life. Looking from or to the Pavilion, the beach looks good from most angles. The only negative I can think of is the continued sewage dumping into the sea.