Amos, D.

I first had a holiday at Beer I think it would have been the late 60's as a child. We found it by mistake. We were on a touring holiday of Devon with our caravan( 12ft Knowsley van with a grey Austin Cambridge). We left the caravan in that little dirt layby on the beer road at Hangmans Stone (you could do that then ) and drove into Beer to investigate the caravan site. I can remember my Dad saying " this is alright " And we have been going there every year since and I am now 45 years old. In those days there used to be a small Bedford minibus with a sliding driver's door that was a kind of private bus service between the camp via the hill ( then two way traffic ) to the village for a small cost, but it wasn't there long ( poor gearbox ).Mum and dad  now have a static caravan there close to the site office and are there for most of the season and still love it. Some of the fishermen in the village I remember as children and used to play with them sometimes on the beach while on holiday ( they don't remember me now). Fond memories !

I and other people believe it would a great idea to have a view cam in Beer that could be accessed via the internet so live pictures could viewed from anywhere in the UK . Exmouth have one and its great

I first came to Beer in 1950 from Princes Risborough, Bucks, to the caravans and my family enjoyed several years of happy holidays there. We always had a beach hut and went mackerel fishing with Mr Chapple, a swim in the sea and then had the steep trek up the hill. I was seven years old and I never forgot Beer.

I always wanted to return and this July I did, and it was just as wonderful as I remembered it. I met some lovely Beer people at the British Legion coffee morning and enjoyed the tea at Chapples and just sitting on the beach.

By the way, well done to the Beer boys for their Atlantic row.

Thank you for staying beautiful, Beer. I will be back soon.

Remember super days in Beer with crab sandwiches on the beach with pots of tea from Chapple's. Dougie Orley with the red shirt and rides on E127 catching mackerel back in the seventies. Visited recently and skipper of E127 is still the same. Went out with my own children and felt quite nostalgic! A super place with super people.

I shall never know another fishing village as lovely as Beer

Filed with special times the cries of gulls and friends to hold dear

One of the best was lost recently she held us all with her charm

The gulls will cry more now for the wind has held out its arms 

I have been visiting Beer for a number of years now with my wife Susan, and we have fell in love with the place.

We always stay at Beer Head Caravan Park and just love the peace and quiet of the area and the lovely coastline.

My Grandad had a caravan at the site for nearly 20 years and we spent lots of fantastic holidays in Beer.  It was the very first caravan on the right hand side at the last entrance at the top of the hill, fantastic views, I always used to think that it looked liked fairy land at night with all the lights on. Very sad when he died and the caravan had got into a state of bad repair and had to be removed.  I visited briefly and found it very moving.  Pasties on the beach, walking to Branscombe to get a Cream Tea, fishing in rock pools, going to Pecorama! and many more memories.  One thing I didn't like were the narrow country lanes!

 

I must come back and see how Beer is today.