Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex doesn't sound very exotic - in some ways it is understated but it is where the lovely River Adur joins the sea. Shoreham is a busy little boating harbour come estuary - (formerly much more important as a trading port). There is lots to watch - plenty of bird life too.
The walk in land along the east tidal bank soon takes you into beautiful open flat countryside. The tide sweeps in powerfully - is prone to flooding over the paths and indeed beyond apparently but in summer it is evidently well behaved. The tidal bore is very strong though. Canoeist were speeding effortlessly in land. Later the walk back down the west side was even more lovely - more open. I attach one or two simple photos. A lovely place.
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| Shoreham start |
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| The lovely lower River Adur |
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| Lancing College |
Just a few weeks after my walk the Shoreham Air Show was staged and ended with the terrible Hawker Hunter crash. The plane landed on the nearby A27 and killed 11 people - the worst civilian plane accident in the UK for 60 years. It is shocking and upsetting that such a thing happened.
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