of South Shields in South Tyneside was our first port of call and this was followed by a short ride down the coast, heading south, to Marsden. There are two main access points to Marsden Beach - the first one is the steps down the cliff edge next to 'The Grotto' pub and restaurant. The second is the lift shaft, although it seems to take an age to arrive and even longer to drop down to the beach area via the pub itself.Well the cliffs were in shade when we arrived so there wasn't much point in photographing them from the beach so I played safe and fired off a couple of lazy frames from the car park on the cliff top. It was a nice view along the beach towards Marsden Bay, and the clouds added something extra to an otherwise 'Flat' seascape. Not a great deal of interest in the picture shown here, but never mind, there's always a lot more further down the coast. Time to move - Souter Lighthouse was next on the list...
Ash
