Beer

[puddleshark]

No, not that sort of beer. Beer is the name of a picturesque fishing village in Devon.



I am a tiny bit prejudiced against Beer, I will admit it. On my arrival, before exploring the town, I had a cup of tea at a café on the beach there, and it ranks high on the list of Worst Ever Cups of Tea. After this, I wandered the town mournfully, without much enthusiasm. Maybe I should have stuck with beer. Maybe the clue is in the name of the place. (Which actually has nothing to do with brewing - it comes from the Old English bearu, meaning "grove".)




Fishing boats winched up onto the beach.




Seaton in the distance.


The village, with its hilly streets.




The Anchor Inn.






St Michael's, Beer. 1878 and overpoweringly Victorian.


The Barrel of Beer ("I've had a Beer in Beer at the Barrel of Beer").


The Dolphin Hotel.


Shepherd's Cottage. 17th/18th century.




"Cut" or alleyway.


The Captain's Cottage.

Comments

[benicek]

I remember getting the tour around the Beer caves around 1987.

[puddleshark]

I'm a bit sorry now that I didn't pop in and visit the Caves while I was there. I love caves & mines.

[benicek]

It is a large and archaeologically interesting complex. Roman and medieval and early modern sections