Where is your favourite place for storm watching in winter?
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JorgeIcarus@reddit
Is that Aberystwyth?
DoublePepper1976@reddit
I'm certain that's Largs
CmdFiremonkeySWP@reddit
100% Penzance. I can see the St Mary's church on chapel street , The Queens hotel (white building large glass windows), the multi coloured house near the Yacht Inn, and the bit that seals the deal is the Scillonian 3 is in the quay you can see the top of it above the quay wall.
CmdFiremonkeySWP@reddit
Also it's fairly recent as the promenade has been redone in the shot as you can see the large polished stones on the walkway which I would say is at most 3 years ago.
MrsStinley@reddit
Not Largs. The spires are pointed not square as in the photo. Looks AI to me 😢
clodiusmetellus@reddit
That was my first thought as Aberystwyth is a brilliant place to storm watch and it looks a lot like this.
But no, the church on the hill, the lack of hills in the distance and the big fuck-off warehouse in the background give it away, definitely not Aber.
handtoglandwombat@reddit
Yeah if it was Aber, old college would be centre frame
DoublePepper1976@reddit
I think that's Largs back in the 1980s
RedNightKnight@reddit
Calmac to Millport - check!
JorgeIcarus@reddit
Yes, you're right. I lived in Aber for 6 and a half years. My flat was in Queen's road so, just the row of building behind the promenade. I remember waves crushing so hard on two separate occasions that my windows were rumbling and the ocean water was at our footstep. A spectacle.
Cam1133@reddit
Penzance
MrsStinley@reddit
It is Penzance you can see the church and odd shaped building on Google Maps https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRdvgSw8mNys2p2AA
Cam1133@reddit
Bang on, I recognised it from the odd building I’m assuming your referring to (apparently the sailors institute hall) I reckon the picture was taken from a house in Newlyn which is where I’d rather be in a storm.
Local_Computer7665@reddit
From my armchair in my centrally heated home as I watch it on TV
Ok-Airline-8420@reddit
I go to Hartland Quay. The water is really deep just offshore there so you get full size open ocean waves coming in just in front of you, and the quay is about 20metres up so you can really see them coming in.
There's also a pub right there when you get cold.
Fit_Concert_2061@reddit
Irish here, too. I really miss Irish storms in the West of Ireland.
JourneyThiefer@reddit
Was in Donegal last year when there was a bad, up in dunfanaghy, waves were mental
GeometricPrawn@reddit
Whitby. One of my most treasured memories of my father is watching the sea run along the east pier in winter with him.
MorningView2164@reddit
Sennen Cove or Porthleven.
askepticalbureaucrat@reddit (OP)
Thank you!! ❤️
Moto-Ent@reddit
https://www.lucindaburgess.com/works/porthleven-public-sculpture-2015-16
This is what Porthleven is like, we even have web cams so you watch live
AdMaleficent6813@reddit
I lived in Leven for 20 years.
Stop telling people about it!
randymcknob@reddit
I'm so jealous, we go every year and I could sit and watch the sea for hours. Incredible food scene as well.
Wonderful_Falcon_318@reddit
The best answer tbh.
Commercial_Level_615@reddit
Porthdafarch Beach, Holyhead, Anglesey. Can sit safely on the top and watch the coast get absolutely battered.
smokeyjoe105@reddit
St Ives Cornwall. Dark and stormy whilst in the pub
slightleee@reddit
The harbour entrance at Poole. Especially exciting if boats are in and out.
alphaxion@reddit
On the hill by Scarborough castle looking down on this would be interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5K-dtxxZqA
AangTheTriangle@reddit
North Sea
wetgirlfantasy@reddit
cornwall is a great choice
MegaMolehill@reddit
I grew up in Cornwall near to Kingsand. As a kid it was great watching the waves crashing in.
Timely_Egg_6827@reddit
Somewhere warm and sheltered. Did used to like watching storms in St Andrews - one of the desk in the study rooms overlooked the sea. And Skye could have some impressive ones though the time it decided to take the roof was unsettling.
nunatakj120@reddit
I work at sea, i prefer to avoid that shit when i’m on leave.
askepticalbureaucrat@reddit (OP)
Oof, I can understand! What is your job? (if you don't mind)
nunatakj120@reddit
Deck officer, so on the bridge at sea and loading the cargo in port.
oh_f-f-s@reddit
Unrelated but what's the weirdest/creepiest thing you've experienced at sea?
nunatakj120@reddit
Not my photo but the first time you see this it kinda melts your brain, they sometimes appear upside down as well until you get closer and the picture resolves itself.
Lancasterlaw@reddit
Man I wish the lido was open in winter
Wonderful_Falcon_318@reddit
BeezusFafoonz@reddit
Sennen, Cornwall. Waves crashing over the breakwater and cliffs is amazing to watch
Convair101@reddit
Porthcawl.
Moomoocaboob@reddit
Limeslade Bay in Mumbles is pretty rough and ready come storm time!
WiggyDiggyPooPoo@reddit
I'm not sure but I'll always remember this video:
Storm Isha Crazy Cyclist, Isle of Man
cjgmmgjc85@reddit
My bed
BertBlenkinsop@reddit
On the telly 🤣
BaldPleaser@reddit
…and sat with a warm cosy fire
askepticalbureaucrat@reddit (OP)
lmaooo this is probably the wisest option!
theGrippo@reddit
Crovie
Dnny10bns@reddit
My bed. 😂
TheBristolBulk@reddit
BBC News while I'm in the Maldives
DJT3052@reddit
Portpatrick
Sharp_Budget_4416@reddit
Trevose Head on the north Cornwall coast. Cliffs are high enough you're safely out of reach but you can feel the swell hit through the ground. Aberystwyth prom is the eastern equivalent, the waves go clean over the railings on a proper day
ShortGuitar7207@reddit
Probably Buxton, 70 miles inland and 300m above sea level.
phatboi23@reddit
mach loop, you have planes taring through and the weather coming straight after 'em :D
pooshpeach@reddit
I went to uni in Falmouth (Cornwall) and I used to be able to climb onto my roof from my bedroom window and you could see the harbour from up there. Eliteeeee 🤏
One_Brain9206@reddit
Saltcoats promenade, tv cameras there for every storm
Ketil_b@reddit
My mums house
BeanOnAJourney@reddit
Literally anywhere on the coast in the far south/west of Cornwall - Porthleven, Portreath, Sennen Cove to name a few. Also consider Blackrock Beach at Widemouth Bay near Bude further up the north coast, the waves crashing up against Black Rock are an immense sight.
bachatacam@reddit
Glencallum bay, Isle of Bute
Crittsy@reddit
Mousehole
palpatineforever@reddit
From the high ground, though not too high, and not outside, unless in a faraday cage.
Ecstatic_Effective42@reddit
I was cycling over Cannock Chase one time when a massive thunderstorm hit. Never descended so fast in my life. Hid in a shop while this vertical river happened outside.
palpatineforever@reddit
I have had similar in richmond park lol.
weekedipie1@reddit
The house
Louis_lousta@reddit
Brighton under cliff path is good
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derpyfloofus@reddit
Trearddur Bay is a good place to watch when the waves are angry.
bastard_rabbit@reddit
I’d love to see a tornado, always wanted to do storm chasing. Obviously don’t get many tornadoes over here.
askepticalbureaucrat@reddit (OP)
I saw a waterspout (not technically the same thing I reckon) in Florida many years ago. They're apparently a regular thing there, but they scared me loll
Mr5wift@reddit
Waterspouts are tornadoes.
Ecstatic_Effective42@reddit
My ex- was driving through Derby when it got hit by a tornado, it went right past in front of her. I have never been so jealous.
bastard_rabbit@reddit
Great picture. Would have been amazing to see.
NobDeRiro@reddit
This has always been my dream! I’d love to go to America and go with the storm chasers for a day in peak twister season
Scoobilatchi@reddit
Thailand
mike24315013@reddit
I used to live in Blackpool, great storms, especially by north pier
Previous_Kale_4508@reddit
Sitting in one of those little shelters on the promenade at the Cleveleys end of Blackpool, preferably with a big portion of chips from the Red Bank chippie—one of my favourite pastimes since the 70s.
surfermark99@reddit
Porthleven in Cornwall.
BuncleCar@reddit
Porthcawl in South Wales, though it's been a long time since I watched there
O_C_Demon@reddit
Whitby Abbey
TheSmokedPotatoe@reddit
The Lizard
Sburns85@reddit
As far from the coast as possible. Should say I am in a coastal area. So know what’s it like
Mrmagicdan@reddit
I remember as a kid it used to be rather sketchy on the Norfolk coast during storms. Haven’t been for a while so don’t know if it still is or if it was my childhood memory making seem worse than it was 🤷🏼♂️
redandbluebadness@reddit
Would you not have similar places in Ireland? Not that I'm saying you shouldn't come here, just curious!
meglingbubble@reddit
When i was growing up, there used to be this fantastic place on the seafront to go and watch the waves. My dad used to drive me down and sit in the car drinking hot chocolate as the waves would come over the wall and splash the car.
They put coastal defenses in a few years back. It's probably much better for costal stability and all that, but its so much less dramatic...
AnalCreamCake@reddit
Sandsend near Whitby!
CMDRDrazik@reddit
On the news via my mobile phone, from my sunbather next to the pool in the Bahamas
Romeo_Jordan@reddit
St Andrews East beach
trustmeimabuilder@reddit
Torcross in South Devon has had it's moments.
PapiMak@reddit
Porthcawl Habour.
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