After a long walk along the cliffs, this is the first sighting of Osmington Mills. It has a few claims to fame. The famous landscape painter, John Constable, spent his honeymoon at Osmington, completing his painting of Weymouth Bay which hangs in the National Gallery. The Smugglers Inn lies beside the sea here and was one of the main landing places for smuggled goods in the 17th century. The Inn was originally built in the 13th century and used to have a brewery at the back. It has had various names, but the present one seems quite apt. It was the headquarters of the French smuggler Pierre Latour. PiP of The Smuggler's Inn.
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Joe, Son of the Rock said:
In the second image, I love the way the wooden fence acts as a lead-in line to take the viewer straight to the pub door.
Cheers,
Joe
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Beautiful.
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Have a nice day:)
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belle journée mon amie ! bisous♫
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