Just had a walk along the pier this afternoon and wish I hadn't! The whole place has a sense of decay and despair to it. The metalwork is tatty, and in some places, badly corroded; the shelters are gloomy and there's no way would I spend any time on the seats, everything else gives the sense that it has been abandoned. The surface has been dug up and repaired so many times it looks like Tripoli High Street.
The cafe was open and the staff were very friendly though a more positive welcome wouldn't have gone amiss as customers walk through the door.
This really should be an asset to the town - how many seaside towns have lost their pier - but it really isn't
