by David Force | Jan 29, 2021 | History
From Sunday the 7th February 2021, we are excited to introduce to you a weekly blog post by local historian and author, David Force. You may have seen us post many historic photos over the years on our Facebook page that David shares and now he will be teaching us a... 
by Beach Cams Man | May 26, 2020 | History
One of the earliest photos I have seen of Dawlish, I reckon it’s late 1850’s, before William Chapman opened his photography business (1863). A great view of the original station with a wide gauge steam locomotive. Brunel’s Atmospheric Pumping Tower is in the... 
by Beach Cams Man | Aug 11, 2019 | Article, Brunel Holiday Park, Dawlish Warren, Experience, History, Railway, Reviews, Things to Do
Back in 2014 when Dawlish Beach Cams started, I always wondered what would happen to Brunel Camping Carriages (as it was known back in the day), as they just seem to fall in to disrepair. Dawlish Museum visited the site in January 2016 and took these photos. Around... 
by DB Colin | Apr 21, 2019 | General, History, Railway, Steam Specials
The tour round Britain last year unfortunately wasn’t routed through Devon and Cornwall but this year, starting from Paddington on Saturday 27th April, the tour pauses at Exeter from 2.01pm until 2.23pm and should then pass through Dawlish at 2.37pm on its way... 
by Beach Cams Man | Apr 2, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, History, Sea wall rebuilding, Sea Wall Walk, Weather
Just how high IS the new sea wall at Dawlish going to be, in real terms. On Saturday last, a group from the Dawlish Town Council and supporters met on the sea wall. An ingenious graphic display was shown to all those who attended and local resident and holiday makers... 
by Beach Cams Man | Mar 3, 2019 | Dawlish Beach, Events, General, History, Merchandise, news, Subscriptions
When I started setting up Dawlish Beach Cams in late 2013 I never expected it to become what it has today. What started as a single camera operation, with a few thousand followers, has now expanded to 4 static cameras with over 60,000 followers over all social media...