Built in 1878. Seven minutes from end to end at a steady pace.
Seabrook Pier runs out to sea from the end of the High Street. It was built in 1878 and restored after storm damage in the early 1990s. The boards are weathered, the Victorian ironwork is painted green, and there are benches at intervals.
End to end takes seven minutes at a steady pace. Halfway along, the deck widens where a kiosk once stood. At the far end is a wooden shelter, open on three sides, with a bench inside. From it the visitor has the headland to the south, the open sea to the east and the harbour behind. The deck chairs are stacked and chained beside the shelter each evening by the Council’s maintenance man. There is a system.
The arcade opens for the season in March, and the end-of-pier concerts are given in August. The theatre is dark at present. A string of lights runs along the railings after dusk.
In winter the pier is left to dog walkers and to the gulls, which sit along the railing, all facing the same way. It smells of salt and old timber, as it always has.
Details
- Address
- The seafront, at the end of the High Street
- Hours
- Open March to October
- Out of season the deck remains open to walkers
On the map
Named on the town map, and marked as “Pier End”.
Appears in
- Book 0Prequel A Small Matter of a Missing Cat
- Book 1 Murder at Seabrook Pier
What the locals say
“My dad remembers when you couldn’t move on the pier in August.”
