I always love this busy but anarchic waterside … this is the outfall of the River Blythe, which within a mile or two has become the total peace of the Hen Reedbeds national nature reserve http://www.pbase.com/crisscross/image/159527949

The ferry is pedestrian only and a bit seasonal; otherwise you have to walk half a mile upstream to where the old railway bridge remains for pedestrians and you are confronted by the Harbour Inn with flood level mark just above the windows