Charlestown and going crabbing

This weeks pictures are from a small harbour village called "Charlestown" near St Austell, a industrial harbour and still is till this day. Charlestown was built around the 1800s and has grown over the years. It was a busy harbour with ships coming in and out to collect the China Clay.

It's a great way to spend time taking in the views and there are lots of things to look at including a wonderful heritage centre which is well worth a visit.

Jump to Tallships and their reflections Jump to Playing on the beach Jump to Taking it easy... Jump to Industrial past Jump to Clay shoots and the harbour Jump to Bottoms up!!! Jump to Out of the harbour Jump to Jess looking cute Jump to Jack and Lloyd crabbing Jump to Still crabbing
Tallships and their reflections

Tallships and their reflections

There are always tall ships in the harbour, how they get them in there is no mean feet. The entrance is very tight and in the Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre they show a film of how its done, very very slowly.... The ships and the location are used for many film projects, one I can remember is Hornblower. 
Playing on the beach

Playing on the beach

The boys enjoying playing on the beach.
Taking it easy...

Taking it easy...

Pigeons enjoying the sun.
Industrial past

Industrial past

This is a shot of the clay shoots where they would load the clay onto the waiting ships in the harbour.
Clay shoots and the harbour

Clay shoots and the harbour

Bottoms up!!!

Bottoms up!!!

Lloyd and Kev are looking over the harbour wall into the sea but I have no idea what they are looking at....
Out of the harbour

Out of the harbour

This is a very tight harbour to get these large ships in, sadly while we were there no ships came in or out so didn't have a chance to see one come in.
Jess looking cute

Jess looking cute

Jack and Lloyd crabbing

Jack and Lloyd crabbing

The boys decided to see how their crabbing skills were.....
Still crabbing

Still crabbing

I'm sad to say that their not very good, a couple of hours hanging over the wall and not one bite. Oh well maybe next time boys.