Kingsdown in deep snow

Snow covered beach huts at Kingsdown

Wow! the weather forecasters were right, we have had around 16cm of snow overnight. The whole of Kingsdown area is blanketted and in some places the snow is up to knee level where it has drifted.

Zetland Arms, the beachside pub at Kingsdown

The Zetland Arms, our beachside pub will no doubt be a warm refuge for many walkers and residents later on this wintry Sunday.

Icicles are dangling from windows, and it doesn't look as if there will be a thaw today, as temperatures are around -3 degrees centigrade.

Icicles and a snow covered garden

Brilliant, this is what a proper snow storm is all about.

Snow falls on Kingsdown beach

Seaside in the snow...
A rather dark, sleety end to January with the occasional flakes of snow, as we see the temperatures drop to around zero. Weather nothing like that of the previous year, which saw surfboards acting as snow sledges and people shooting down the steep shingle Kingsdown beach slopes into the icy sea below. The Zetland Arms, www.thezetland.co.uk one of the oldest pubs in the area with great seafood and a fine selection of beers, did a roaring trade.