English Riviera Statesman Pullman through Dawlish and Teignmouth
Here is the English Riviera Statesman Pullman through Dawlish and Teignmouth on the 23rd of April 2022. The 7-hour journey from the starting point at Ely in Cambridgeshire to Paignton was powered by two Class 47 locomotives from the Locomotive Services fleet. She...
Dawlish Sea Wall Update for April 2022
In this month's video, Jack Brookes shows us around the works on the sea wall next to the railway station. He also shows us what they are doing in the brook area. Jack also explains what they do with the containers and excess stone.
Dad Swan Killed by Dog in Dawlish.
One of our longest-living black swans in Dawlish was killed last night by a dog on a lead.
Dawlish Railway Station Platform Upgrade – Part 1
Throughout February 2022, Dawlish railway station is closed to upgrade the platforms and drainage. The railway is closed from early on Saturday morning and reopens on Monday morning. This is part one of the works recorded at 5:30 pm on Saturday the 12th February 2022...
Passwordless Login
We realise that remembering passwords can be frustrating so we have introduced a passwordless login system. All you need to do is input your email or username below and we will email you a link that will log you in without a password. Please check your junk mail...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Our staff will be having a well-earned break over the Christmas period and will return to work on the 4th January 2022. Any calendar orders will be dealt with on their return. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Potential Camera Angle for Sea Breeze in January
Bam Nuttall break up this week for Christmas and return on the 4th of January. Throughout January they will commence the main work on the stilling basin and we can move the Sea Breeze camera to a position similar to this just for the January period. From February they...
Subscription Price Increase in January 2022
When Dawlish Beach Cams was launched in 2014, the price was £20 per year to view our only camera at that time, San Remo Cam. This then became our Silver Subscription and we added more cameras to the package. There are currently seven cameras for that same price. Since...
The Royal Train passes Dawlish with Prince Charles heading to Dartmouth
The Royal Train headed down through Dawlish, Devon for an official visit by Prince Charles to Britannia Royal Naval College, in Dartmouth. Prince Charles holds the title Admiral of the Fleet and it's been 50 years since he joined the college as a graduate. We managed...
Exeter Walk around Winter Wonderland and Exeter Christmas Market
We head to our closest city for a Christmas special at Exeter's Winter Wonderland and Christmas Market. We spend a little time trying to shoot basketballs followed by the Helter Skelter for @BeachCamsMan. We then asked our VIP Members what rides we should go on and it...
Dawlish Sea Wall Rockfall Shelter Extension Parsons Tunnel
Network Rail has started building a new rockfall shelter to protect trains along a vulnerable section of the Dawlish sea wall between Holcombe and Dawlish. The new 209-meter extension will join the previous extension that was built 100 years ago. This section will be...
Storm Barra hits Dawlish and GWR’s train service hard
Weather warnings were already in place in Dawlish for Storm Barra however we didn't expect so much trouble on the railways. At least two trains broke down during the storm cutting of the railway line for over three hours. One broke down in Dawlish railway station, a...
Which Ride do I go on?
Christmas Special Coming
Christmas Postage Information
Calendars and Badges With Christmas just around the corner, I thought I'd let you know about our shipping times. Apart from calendars and badges, most of our other products are 'print-on-demand'. This means that when you place an order, it is printed within a day or...
Dawlish Sea Wall – November Update
In this November update of the Dawlish Sea Wall, you will see the huge changes to the Coastguards end of the wall. Jack Brookes from Bam Nuttall also shows us the plans for the railway station over the coming months.
New Camera Pages Coming Soon
We will soon be updating our camera pages to make viewing our cameras a lot easier. Our live streams will now appear at the top of the page so you won’t have to scroll down to see your favourite views. We have also moved the buttons underneath the player to make it...
How do they get the large machinery to the beach?
This months sea wall update is slightly different to our usual tour along the wall. Jack Brookes from Bam Nuttall has arranged for us to spend a day with Captain Killick onboard MTS Terramare. MTS Terramare is a 63-year-old vessel originally designed for moving tanks....
Dawlish Beach Cams at Dawlish Christmas Market
Dawlish Beach Cams will be hosting a stall at this years Dawlish Christmas Market. Dawlish Christmas Market is over two days this year. 27th and 28th of November. Stalls will open from 11 am until 4 pm on both days. We will have badges, calendars and subscriptions on...
The New Dawlish Sea Wall Build Tour
We are back with another tour of the new Dawlish Sea Wall with Jack Brookes from Bam Nuttal. They have been concentrating on adding the viewing areas and filling the Coastguards end of the wall as they install the steps and ramp that join to the old promenade.
Things to do in Brixham – A Day Out in Brixham
We start our day out in Brixham from Broadsands beach and walk along the South West Coast Path to Brixham. We capture the sun as it rises over Brixham Harbour and then head along the footpath to Elberry Cove, a beautiful pebbled beach with an old bathhouse. Celestey...
Things to do in Brixham Teaser
While we are busy working on the edit for the main video, here's a preview of our visit to Brixham last month. From October 2021, our walks are now monthly. During the month of filming, we ask our VIP members to make decisions for us and help contribute towards this...
Sea Breeze Update
I was onsite on Tuesday 28th for the install of the second fibre connection for Sea Breeze cam and Black Swan cam. The Openreach engineer was onsite most of the day but could only install the phone line. While he was on site, he changed the fifty-year-old cable...
Celeste wants me to jump in the sea, do I?
So, Celeste thinks I should jump in the sea. It doesn't sound much fun to me. I'll let you decide. [poll id="5"]
Behind the scenes on location in Brixham
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Live Camera Update
Hi All, I spent most of last night moving the live streams to the new server and it is settling in well. Today there has been a lot of buffering at Sea Breeze, Black Swan Cam and San Remo. I've spent most of the morning at San Remo talking to the ISP as we only have...
Where do we head next?
The Welshman through Dawlish
The Welshman made its journey through Dawlish today but unlike most steam trains through Dawlish, it started from Kingswear for the tour to Cardiff. The Royal Scot will return in the evening at 20:56 so make sure you join us on our website to watch it live.
Live Cameras News Update
Over the past six months, we started receiving a few reports of the live streams misbehaving. Over time the issue has gradually got worse to the point where the cameras have been unwatchable for some. We discovered an issue with our main streaming server and it's been...
Walking News
We have some exciting news about the way we create and film our walks. We will be producing one video per month now but as VIP's, you will be following us on our journey throughout the month and helping us make decisions via voting polls (see below). We want to make...
Update to VIP’s Special Videos Page
We have updated our VIP special videos page to make it easier to watch our videos in chronological order but you can now also comment on individual videos. This will allow you to provide important feedback to us so we can improve our content. Our walks will now be...
Dawlish Sea Wall Phase Two Update September 2021 with Jack from Bam Nuttall
Streaming Server Issues Resolved
In March of 2021, we installed our first ever 4k live streaming camera, Sea Breeze Cam. After it was installed, I discovered that our standard streaming servers, couldn't cope with transcoding 4k footage. Transcoding is the process of converting the live stream from...
Broadsands to Torquay
GBRf/Colas CWR rail drop to Cornwall July 21/22nd 2021
The continuing rail replacements are still in action in Cornwall and the video shows the 6G98 Westbury -Burngullow junction 600ft length continuous welded rail train as it passes through Dawlish and Teignmouth at 5.40pm July 21st and also it's return at 7.20am today...