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Part 1 - A Floral Failure I said in the Clacton Blues thread that, in 2021, the Essex resort was briefly home to two large ferris wheels. It has always puzzled me as to where exactly the Pavilion wheel went… I believe it made its way to Felixstowe, and so I endeavoured to find out for sure...

29 November 2024 - Beach Huts and Blizzards Walton-on-the-Naze. This is the place referred to in the Blur song Tracy Jacks, as well as the Ted & Ralph Christmas Special. I hadn't been here for a while, and it was a fine day, so it was time for a visit. I parked just south of the Naze...

22 November 2024 - The House & the Hulk 3 March 2025 - A Tale of Two Wheels 22 November 2024 - The House & the Hulk It had been a while since I visited Clacton. To my knowledge, I hadn’t been here since September last year. Oktoberfest was on, and as I left the pier I found myself surrounded...

Day 1: To Lymington (08/09/2024) Day 2: Paultons (09/09/2024) Day 3: Ridley (10/09/2024) Day 4: Mallard (11/09/2024) Day 1: To Lymington The gloom set over the M25 as I headed around the western side. We dashed in and out of the clouds, alternating clear and dark skies. And then, at Staines...

Pleasurewood Hills - 11 May 2024 Like so many times in the past, I found myself once again in Great Yarmouth. Sitting in a caravan and sipping a drink, I breathed in the sea air and watched the gulls flying above. The next day I was returning to my first-ever theme park, Pleasurewood Hills...