Rhyl Airshow 2022

The Rhyl Air Show was back this summer with a spectacular line up 27th and 28th August 2022 the first show since 2019

For the first time in Rhyl Air Show’s history, The Red Arrows and The Typhoon displayed on both days

The award winning air show is fast becoming North Wales’s biggest Free seafront event the show features spectacular aerial displays and land-based attractions and entertainment.

I only attended on the Sunday as I was at The U.S. AutoShow held at Oulton Park on Saturday Link Here

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is a Royal Air Force flight which provides an aerial display group usually comprising an Avro Lancaster, a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane.

The Red Devils, The world famous British Army parachute display link Here

The Red Arrows at Rhyl Air Show on Sunday

During Sunday’s performance Red 6, squadron leader Gregor Ogston, had been the victim of a “bird strike” – where a bird had collided with the jet mid-air. The bird had struck the section of the £5m jet’s glass cockpit – just above where the pilot sits – at such force that the impact shattered the canopy, leaving it with a gaping hole and its pilot exposed to the elements. Red 6 was forced to break off from the rest of the team and return to Hawarden Airport the jet landed safely and the pilot was unhurt. News Report Here including one of my images

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Rest in Peace Your Majesty HRH Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022
8th September 2022

Rhyl Walkabout Zip World Rhyl

Zip World Rhyl is home to Skyflyer, the world’s only sight-seeing experience of its kind, enjoy panoramic views, 140m – 400ft in the air on the balloon airship. Located next to the 1891 restaurant and bar, with nearby parking and stunning views of the north Wales coast opens 3rd August 2022

Rhyl Walkabout July part 2 2022

A mixed bunch from my mid July walkabout, the new Zip Wire – Balloon attraction is still being setup next to the beach and the 1891 Bar & Restaurant, which is delayed as it was supposed to open a few days ago.

Some wildlife from near the harbour footbridge

a Rhyl panorama, a wedding shoot and a big bear walking around all near the harbour

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Rhyl Walkabout July 2022

A mixed bunch from my July walkabout, including the new Zip Wire – Balloon attraction being setup next to the beach and the 1891 Bar & Restaurant

“Based on the stunning sunny Rhyl coast, Zip World Rhyl is home to Skyflyer, the world’s only sight-seeing experience of its kind, where you’ll enjoy panoramic views, hovering 140m – 400ft in the air on our balloon airship. Alongside Skyflyer, we have Big Red, a mini side-by-side zip lining adventure, perfect for families, friends and couples. Keep your feet firmly on the ground and enjoy a spot to eat at the 1891 restaurant and bar, located inside the Pavilion, where you can watch the adventure unfold. With nearby parking and stunning views of the North Wales coast, this is the perfect spot to lose a couple of hours”

BIG RED features two side-by-side lines, making it perfect for friends and family to race each other to the end. The zip wires are suspended 30 feet high, and are located parallel to the Skyflyer airship.

Skyflyer airship landing zone under construction

Refurished 1891 Restaurant and Bar Rhyl

1891 Restaurant and Bar beach terrace

RNLI Rhyl Lifeboat Station one of the busiest stations in Wales

Rhyl Events Arena

Fun on Rhyl Beach

Fun Fair Rhyl

follow the red brick road 😁

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Rhyl May – June Walkabout

Images from my local afternoon and Sunsets walks in Rhyl including The Queen’s Jubilee party at the Marine Lake

Rhyl May Walkabout

Images from a few local afternoon walks in Rhyl

Garden of Remembrance Rhyl War Memorial

Marine Lake is a man-made reservoir. The grounds of Marine Lake are open all year and spot some of the wildlife, or have a ride on the Miniature Railway, the oldest in the UK and operated by Rhyl Steam Preservation Trust (external website).

Delighting visitors for over 100 years. Steam trains were built in Rhyl during the 1920s, and have been hauling passengers around Marine Lake for the last eighty years!

The ticket office sells tea and coffee, confectionery and a good range of children’s gifts. The station, museum and toilets are open on every day that trains are operating. With good facilities for disabled visitors

Rhyl Harbour looking towards the Foryd Bridge is now known locally as the Blue Bridge

Rhyl Harbour

The former Palace Hotel, opened in 1899 and was the last big hotel to be built on the seafront in Rhyl during the Victorian era.

The Corner Cafe Rhyl

Originally the Wadsworth’s piano and music shop and
repairs, built about 1903

Rhyl clock tower

SeaQuarium Rhyl, the seaside aquarium features over 30 exhibits with a range of species & an outdoor cove for seals.

RNLI Rhyl Lifeboat Station one of the busiest stations in Wales

Rhyl seafront

Rhyl Sky Tower

Horton’s Nose Nature Reserve Rhyl

Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm plus in the distance RFA Fort Victoria, a Fort-class combined fleet stores ship and tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom tasked with providing ammunition, fuel, food and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world

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Rhyl Late April

15th April Sunset Walkabout looking across the irish Sea towards Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm

18th April Sunset was a bit stormy but very atmospheric

Rhyl Sunset looking across the irish sea with Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm in the distance, north Wales UK

19th April found the Rhyl RNLI out and about

20th April

21 April

Shannon class lifeboat ‘Anthony Kenneth Heard’ Shannon class 13-34 is the latest class of lifeboat currently being deployed to the RNLI fleet to serve the shores of the British Isles.
Range/endurance 250 nautical miles

North Wales Crown Green Bowls Centre

Sky Tower was an Observation Tower

Horton’s Nose Nature Reserve Rhyl

The wheatears formerly considered to be members of the thrush family, Turdidae, but are now more commonly placed in the flycatcher family

Skye the Dog

Sunny Kang BBC Producer Saving Lives at Sea

22 April

RNLI Rhyl Lifeboat Station one of the busiest stations in Wales

26 April

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Rhyl Walkabout April Sunset Plus

a quick evening walkabout to the beach to see if any chance of a good sunset

A few from the following day, a lot more people about due to Easter Break

8th April

Seaside attractions getting ready to open

Rhyl Harbour looking towards the Blue Bridge and Snowdonia

Horton’s Nose Nature Reserve
one of the last sand dune systems on the North Wales coast, a place of national beauty with
visiting Snow bunting birds

looking over the Irish sea towards Llandudno and great orme

Rhyl Harbour looking towards Rhyl Tower

Sky Tower was an Observation Tower which operated at the Glasgow Garden Festival and
subsequently as a standalone attraction in the town of Rhyl until its closure in 2010.
While the tower still exists, it now serves as a beacon

….. and I have my big coat on while taking this 😎

Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm

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Rhyl Walkabout 6th April

A quick unplanned walk today, needed to get out of the house and get some fresh air

Rhyl beach looking towards Llandudno north Wales UK

Seaside telescope Rhyl Beach Front

East Rhyl coastal defence scheme or Splash Point

East Rhyl coastal defence scheme or Splash Point, 20 months, £28 million later the sea defences have been improved protecting 1,650 properties from flooding after the 2013 floods submerged parts of
Rhyl.

Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm has 25 wind turbines, each generating 3.6MW. Rhyl Flats can generate
up to 90MW of electricity, enough to power more than 50,000 homes

RNLI Rhyl Lifeboat Station one of the busiest stations in Wales

RNLI Rhyl Lifeboat Heros returning

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Rhyl Walkabout March/April

Not much of a walkabout this week what with the bad weather and home commitments, It was really cold and windy, I decided to try some long exposure photography, mainly because my hands were so cold I could hardly feel the camera controls, unfortunately I took my skinny travel tripod instead of my normal landscape tripod, which didn’t help keeping the camera steady 🙄

here is what i manged to get

RNLI Rhyl Lifeboat Station one of the busiest stations in Wales

Snowdonia in the background with a light covering of snow

Rhyl beach long exposure Denbighshire north Wales UK

In the distance Gwrych Castle, the host to ITV’s ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here‘ for two consecutive years. Once visited by my good friend John Hallett freelance photographer and website journalist extraordinaire and myself many years ago

Rhyl beach long exposure

Rhyl Beach Front

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