Fisherman's Walk cliff railway expected back in use for August 2008

I popped out for a quick stroll to the cliff railway at Fisherman's Walk, Southbourne today to find out whether it was likely to be working this summer.

It looked very fine, as always, with the carriages perched half way up the cliff but, unfortunately, a notice said it was currently out of use.

Back at Newpoint Hotel bed and breakfast guest house, I went online and found, from the Bournemouth Council web site that there had been a delay and it is scheduled to be back in use in August 2008.

On the plus side, there is a rather cheerful looking train service (see below) being provided between Boscombe Pier and Fisherman’s Walk which, according to Bournemouth Council, will operate twice an hour between 10am and 5.30pm at a subsidised rate of £1 per journey (normally £1.70 and equivalent to the lift fee).

Of course, visitors to Newpoint Hotel guest house bed and breakfast (B and B) will have been so fortified with an excellent breakfast after a comfortable night's sleep that they will simply take the stroll down Fisherman's Walk Zigzag or Gordon's Zigzag to the beach in their stride :-)

Bye for now

Chris
(Christine Watson - Newpoint Hotel Bed and Breakfast)