UK Tourist & Leisure Attractions

At Bognor they had a number of giant video screens so the crowds could see the Birdman contestants jumping off the pier, attempting to win the £25,000 prize to fly over 100 metres.
 

We were a little late in arriving and this was the best view we got of the Birdman initially.  The big arrow points to the action on the end of Bognor pier.  Yes, that's Belinda's head to the right!

Belinda looks through the 10x binoculars over peoples heads for a close-up view of the Birdman jumpers, or is that a UFO she's spotted!
 

Lunch time and we found a nice little spot for our picnic here just off Bognor seafront where we could still hear the Birdman commentary.

Crumbs!  It's Mike making a mess on Belinda's new picnic rug.  Afterwards, we had difficulty packing it up into its bag again, it never did fold up as small as when it came out!

After lunch we managed to find a place on the beach and got a better view of the last half-hour of the Bognor Birdman, including seeing Richard Branson's Concorde balloon soar into the sky.
 

Here you can just about see a participant flying off the launch pad (circled).  The binoculars made everything clearer though.  We have Bognor Birdman video clips to view too!
 

Splash down!  And no-where near 100 metres, so no winnings for this Birdman!  The nearest was about 83 metres, see our tourist links for the Bognor Birdman website and results table.

Mike in his element, camcorder in hand, what a Kool Dude!  The Birdman jumping went on for some 2½ hours with excellent commentary through the PA and video from the giant video screens.
 

Virgin Atlantic boss Sir Richard Branson on the stage at the Bognor Birdman prize giving wearing a Concorde.  Earlier, he'd launched a giant replica of Concorde away into the stratosphere.

We found a great Crazy Golf course at Bognor so had a game (and a few laughs too).  Here, Mike's trying to whack the ball through the rotating sails of the windmill.

Belinda has a go at swerving the ball around that sticking up object in the middle of the green.  We enjoyed a great day out at the Bognor Birdman in 2003.