I have been lucky enough to visit New Brighton on a couple of occasions. Again, this was all down to new friends encouraging me to visit new places. Never headed towards the Wirral before apart from a brief shopping trip to Liverpool if that counts.
New Brighton is one of those fabulous places that has many sides to it. Naturally there is the fantastic beach, but as with most of my trips, I don't tend to visit when it's linger on the beach weather!
The lighthouse is of course worthy of a picture at any time and the varying tides turn it from a warning beacon rising from the sea to a landlocked thing of beauty.
To be found further along the beach is the driftwood pirate ship and I was lucky enough to be with a real pirate on my first visit.
The whole structure is made from wood washed up on the beach and unlike many "sculptures" this is made to be clambered on and enjoyed.
There is a high wall separating the beach from the promenade and this was part of the structure supporting one section of it. I just loved the patterns the shadows made and the gorgeous colour of whatever it is that is growing along the sides.
The same stuff, some sort of algae I guess, that is growing on the wall itself.
However, it is easy to forget that New Brighton is on the edge of a very industrial area and that huge old structures are now easily dwarfed by their modern counterparts.
But there is still a really charming side to New Brighton, almost hidden away amongst the trees. If you should care to wander along the front and head slightly off the beaten track you will come across an enchanting fairy woodland. With mystical creatures...
And terrifying monsters...
Truly a very special place.
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