"Skegness pier" Skegness Things to Do Tip by sourbugger

There are about 50 piers left in the UK. Although not a uniquely British phenomenon, they do seem to symbolise the British Seaside. The pier at Skegness would orginally have been quite impressive, a good length you might say. It was mainly used to board pleasure steamers to Hunstanton and other Norfolk destinations. It was already unsafe from before the first world war, and had also contracted it's first rash of slot machines for the great unwashed.

Nowadays the pier has been completely riddled with the cancer of slot and games machines. Only a stumpy little piece remains after the amusement arcades. At least that has been restored to something resembling civility.

As a little detour, walk around by the side of the pier - it has been painted with a dozen or so 'seaside postcards'. I hope some will get the relevance of the Bamforth's postcard I have selected for the secondary picture !

Address: Skeggie
Directions: Bit sticking out towards Germany !