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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ธ.ค. 2019
- Join me and my Whippet as we continue our series of walks in the New Forest. In this episode we explore the "D-Day" beach at Lepe and in particular the evidence of the area's involvement in the construction of parts of the Mulberry Harbours that were used during the Normandy Beach Invasion on & and after D-day in June 1944.
We enjoy a relaxing walk along the shoreline, coming across a quaint lighthouse, the old coastguard station & cottages and the Lepe Country Park.
Further East along the beach, we see the remains of two "Dolphins" (structures in the sea that were part of pierheads), beach hardening mats & slipways that were used to launch huge Caissons (part of the Mulberry Harbours).
In addition we look at a couple of D-Day Memorials on the site.
Although filming in early November, we were fortunate to have a lovely bright & sunny day which meant some stunning views of The Solent & Isle of Wight. A great place for a dog walk!
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
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I use an AKASO V50Pro Action Camera with an ISteady Gimbal together with a Canon SX 400IS.
Yes, walked Lepe many times and enjoyed the sea freshness. First visit would have been around 1958 by bicycle from Everton.
Nothing has changed there, other than the large cafe and organised parking. Thanks Dave and whippet.
Thanks David. It is a great place to go for an explore for sure!
Hello Dave, slowly going through all your films. Very helpful & informative. You probably already no of the only complete (Caisson) Mulberry Harbour sections in the UK I believe remaining , are here in Castletown, Portland Harbour. Towed here after WW2 and used as ‘Windbreaks’ beside Portlands (Queens Pier). 20 others were towed to Holland. They are an impressive sight close up and the original ‘tide line’ from their time submerged on the D Day beaches , is clear to see on the outside. 🙂🙂
Thank you Peter. Yes, I have seen those sections at Portland. I hope to do a walk around the "Northern" part of Portland some time in 2024.
Fantastic video and very informative
Thank you Helen. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Going there shortly.Is there public transport from Southampton via train or bus
@@HelenHetherington-kh8gj I believe that there is a bus service from Southampton to Langley (which is about a mile North of Lepe).
Just visited here today because I came across this video. It was beautiful, an easy walk and a delightful way to celebrate my birthday. This is the 2nd place we have visited due to your videos and we have thoroughly enjoyed both of them. Looking forward to exploring more of them. Thanks you for posting such interesting and informative videos.
Glad you had a lovely walk on your birthday Heather. I hope that you get to enjoy some more walks from the series in the future (and that you get good weather as well!).
It was beautiful today but a tad windy. I'm all geared up now for more walks, ordnance survey map purchased and your videos offering lots of inspiration. Thank you.
You do pick some good weather for your walks. Must have been an early start. No wonder Logon was yawning at the beginning.
I like Lepe, although there’s been a lot of changes in the past ten years. That cafe complex is around 4 years old and the car park up the top has been changed and modified. When I first visited the place in the 60s, it was totally unspoiled. A bit too commercialized for me nowadays. It was nice to be there with you and Logon. Thank you.
I found the "D-Day remains" at the Eastern end of the beach quite fascinating to explore. Yes..we were lucky with the weather as it was glorious sitting in the sunshine at the start.
Used to go to Lepe a lot. In the 1950s the cafe was a metal hangar. When you bought tea, it actually came on a silver tray with teapot, cups and milk jug which you carried on to the beach. Fishermen used to dig for ragworms at liw tide then fish the tide in. My dad and his friends used to climb up and sit on the dolphins to fish.
Lovely memories - thanks for sharing Jenny.
My local area another great video Dave 👍🏻
Many thanks for your kind comments. Glad you enjoyed it.
I live 2.5 miles from here and have hiked this many times, the Look Out Cafe has only been there about 2yrs now
It is certainly a lovely spot
Really interesting and well made video. Wayne.
Thank you.:)
Really enjoyed this video and visiting this weekend. May I ask you how you get to the coastguard cottages from the car park? Thank you
The coastguard cottages are just along the tarmac road to the West of the car park.
Just a bit of 'add on' info Dave , at the start you are being filmed on bench seat opposite the coastguard cottages, You might be interested to know that the bench is to commemerate the life of Joe Spedding , boatman a fantastic fisherman, countryman , diver, bon vivant , Seagull Island warden and storyteller ! ( and my favorite uncle ! ) He lived in the coastguard cottages and is sorely missed.
Thanks so much for the info Mike. Great to have that extra background history. Certainly a lovely spot to celebrate your Uncle's memory.
@@DaveFord I'm at No.1 and have a conversation each evening with Joe. Wonderful.
@@judyshelley6638 What a smashing place to live. Thanks for watching.
he's spot on about the fish finger sandwiches! To support Lepe Country Park and nature reserve; for only £5.00 per year join 'Friends of Lepe' - enquire at Lepe reception in the Lookout restaurant
They were delicious!
Not that impressed with Lepe, too commercialised. Prefer Calshot which is a ten minute drive away.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and indeed thanks for watching.