Basketball Court-Seafront

There’s some pretty impressive hoop dreams going on here with a sweaty motley crew outmaneuvering each other with slick moves and attitude to boot. You can join in if you hang around there long enough. When it’s quiet during weekdays feel free to shoot hoops till your heart’s content. Good to nod out to over an ice cream on a sunny day.

Like the volleyball court, this is a good addition to the activities available on the seafront. The hoops are rugged and the surface is more than adequate. Thankfully, this is also a good time to have a beach without sand. No chance of skidding around here from wayward grains.
On a nice day, particularly in the summer expect this place to be very busy. It’s a good/​bad thing that the court is free and it kind of operates like leaving a coin on a pool table in a pub. Get your game then the next one comes in after.
I’m not the biggest fan of basketball these days, but did used to play a fair bit back in my college years. having a good understanding of the rules, this means I can happily park up with a few cans of beer and watch some free live sport. You can get to see a decent game, with players having a high level of skill. Of course, it’s a bit hit and miss of who will be playing at a given time, but certainly worth wandering down to if you want to get in a game or just watch some sport for free.

I’ve never played basketball here, and in fact I’ve never particularly liked Basketball, with all it’s nigglyness and sweatyness, it just doesn’t massively appeal to me.
The basketball court which is located right on the seafront and between the two pier’s, however makes me wish I’d grown up like Leo in the Basketball diaries, (minus the heroin addiction) playing basketball everyday and just hanging at the court.
Come shine, usually this place is always in use with either one big game, or possibly two smaller games, being played with both hoops. Sometimes, especially in the summer it can get really busy, with people watching the current game, to wait their turn.
Basically this place is a testament to how council money should be spent more often. It’s in an amazing location, it’s fun, it’s free and it really does bring people from all over the world who love the game together. Now, I think they should build some 5 a-​side footy pitches around their too.