Alice
Aged 27, 2024
I chose to walk down the path nearest the beach. Once I was walking down I noticed a man of around 50, around 5ft10 and with dark hair watching me as I walked nearer. I moved as far to the side of him as possible. He said hello and asked how I was, I said hello back. He then asked if I wanted to go on a walk with him, I replied ‘No thank you’ and continued walking. I checked he was not behind me/following and crossed the tram line and main road to be inland with the hotels/pubs near by. As I walked past down the road, I spotted him again across the road. He saw me and turned so he was walking in the same direction as me and began to walk at speed towards the pedestrian crossing by the pub. I felt he was trying to get near to me again so I walked faster and went into the hotel. I explained the situation to the staff and they let me sit and wait. Whilst waiting I saw him walk past outside. I didn’t feel comfortable walking the remainder of the way on my own as I did not know where he was. I phoned a taxi who took me back to my car.