The Long Walk to Hire A Trike
Millport to me was, as I'm sure it was to most who have visited over the years a place where cars were few and pedal power ruled. All my memories of Millport as a child involved a long walk over the hill from the ferry, then to one of the bike hire shops to pick up my transportation for the day. Even though I was quite capable of riding a bicycle I often hired a trike as they were big and stable and a bit of a treat. Millport was the only place that had bikes of all shapes and sizes. Trikes were for kids who could not ride a bike but on Millport, mainland rules didn't apply. I have fond memories of racing my cousins and sister along the beach front. I was a tourist from Saltcoasts then, now I live in Perth, Western Australia. There is an island not far off the coast here called Rottnest. Cars are also few and far between and pedal power still rules the roads.
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I too remember Millport as a car free zone although in the 1950's this didn't seem quite as unusual as it would today. I spent three very happy summer holidays there and still visit whenever I get a chance. I remember mucking about in rowing boats and, with my cousins, "helping" a young chap called Dave (?) Wilson who ran the boat hire by the Crocodile rock and Doms cafe where we had hot peas after a days swimming, or fantasic double nougat ice creams! I remember going in a small motorboat over to the beach at Hunterson and raking about for cockles then bringing them back and boiling them in buckets (and eating them raw?). Having just been back to Millport it is surprising how little it has changed, a few more cars but not too many and still lots of bikes being ridden all the way round the island - a very flat 10 miles and spectacular views all the way!
Comment from John Buck on Friday, 30th June 2006.