The weather takes its toll on beauty spots:(

[gramps]

A number of areas well visited by photographers have become victims to the extreme weather recently ... Tarr Steps on Exmoor have been washed away and areas along the Jurasic Coast including towards Lyme Regis are in extreme danger of cliff falls ... apparently threatening beach huts along the way.
Looks as though attempts will be made to rebuild Tarr Steps ... has been done before apparently.

Story HERE

 

[boliston]

That does not look too good - hope Lyme Regis is still safe as I'm hoping to go there today.

 

[gramps]

That does not look too good - hope Lyme Regis is still safe as I'm hoping to go there today.

Don't venture too close for a photo!

Coastguards are urging people to stay clear of crumbling cliffs along the West Dorset and East Devon coastline.
They say they risk being buried beneath landslides or trapped in mud.
Recent heavy rain has brought down a section of the cliffs at Lyme Regis and Charmouth in recent days – and more could follow, warn experts.
Coastguards say people should observe warnings and closures at cliff edges and stay away from these areas because of the danger that more land could collapse.

 

[NHN]

Be nice if they did put it back, seems they had the slabs numbered so they can put back as before, glad someone had the foresight to do this.

 

[neil_g]

unfortunately i cant say im surprised, over in east dorest the Avon has certainly burst its banks and the Stour is close if it hasnt already.. A lot of the New Forest is currently under water too.

not sure if this'll work as its linked from Facebook but this was November and it's only gotten deeper since..

That's taken from the railway line near the Avon looking south towards the bypass where fields normally are - http://goo.gl/maps/Fzkdm - To the north is all water too.

 

[big soft moose]

we've lost the path to branscombe beach for the fourth time this year (the site is still open, and we'll be rebuilding the path yet again once we are back in work tommorow)

trouble is the ground's so damn wet that it doesnt take much rain to start flooding again - we need a decent spell of dry weather to dry things out

 

[AJQS]

Tarr steps was mentioned in my local rag, but they managed to not actually say where the hell it is, something they do a lot!

 

[mazdaman]

Tarr steps was mentioned in my local rag, but they managed to not actually say where the hell it is, something they do a lot!

Tarr steps is on Exmoor nearest town is Dulverton heres a link to to the story from a local rag. The stones themselves are numbered as they do get washed away when the river is in full flow, this enables the stones to be put back into place after the flooding has subsided (no mean feat as each stone can weigh over 2 tonnes)

http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/1-0...washed-away/story-17724546-detail/story.html#