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Rye Harbour

Rye Harbour – A Charming Place

Rye Harbour is a small harbour village that sits south of Rye town 2 miles away inland and between Winchelsea and Camber Sands on the coast.  The original port of Rye gradually moved further inland due to the silting up of the area that progressively built up over hundreds of years.  The medieval town of Rye is one of the

Bournemouth

Poole Harbour, Bournemouth & The New Forest – Eastern Dorset & Western Hampshire

Located on the English Channel and then The Solent on the southern coast of England, this stretch of British coastline starts at Handfast Point, at the easternmost extent of the Jurassic Coast, and finishes at Hythe. Key attractions along the coastline are Poole Harbour, the large coastal resort town of Bournemouth, and the New Forest National Park. The land behind

Alnmouth village

Port Towns, Tranquil Beaches and Historic Castles – The Northumberland Coastline

Consisting of cliffs, headlands, small bays and some rather historic landmarks, this Northumberland coast is one of Britain’s more interesting and scenic coastlines. Starting just north of Whitley Bay in the south and ending at the England/Scotland border in the north, this coastline borders the North Sea, and encounters several rivers that flow from the Pennine and Cheviot Hills inland

Sandy Beaches, Seal Colonies and Archaeological Remains – The Norfolk Coastline

This section of the British coastline runs through Norfolk, the northern half of the East Anglia region. The coast is around 145km (90 miles) in length, and includes many features typically found along the British coastal, including fine sandy beaches, salt marshes and rural wooded areas. There are also some cliff sections and seaside resort towns that, along with the

A panoramic view of the Humber Bridge

Seaside Resorts, Fishing and The Humber Bridge – The Lincolnshire Coastline

The section of coastline bordering the county of Lincolnshire stretches from The Wash in the south, towards the most inland extent of the River Humber estuary in the north. Most of the coastline, however, borders the North Sea, and is characterised by generally flat land bordering the coast, with marshland and farmland being common landscape features. There are also some

Scenic Beaches and Holiday Resorts – The Northern Merseyside and Lancashire Coastline

The stretch of coastline in this article starts at the coastal town of Crosby in Merseyside, located just north of the city of Liverpool, and ends at the Lancashire/Cumbria border close to the village of Silverdale. It generally borders low-level terrain, with a rather neglected rural coastline being interspersed with seaside towns, including the popular British resort town of Blackpool.

The English Riviera – The South Devon Coastline from Plymouth to Exmouth

In this article, I cover the coastline between Plymouth and Exmouth, which makes up the majority of the coast in South Devon. The coastline between Exmouth and the Dorset border is part of the Jurassic Coast – I cover this in another article. Like the vast majority of the coastline in south west England, the coastline between Plymouth and Exmouth

The Jurassic Coast – Exmouth to Old Harry Rocks

The Jurassic Coast is a 155 km (95 mile) stretch of the British coastline between Exmouth in Devon and Old Harry Rocks in Dorset. A designated World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast is internationally known for its archaeological and geological importance, due to its rocks, fossils and landforms. The coastline varies rather greatly, including cliffs, headlands, archways and coves, but

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Britain’s Top 100 Outstanding Lighthouses

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Protecting Our Oceans

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The National Trust – Its Role in Protecting the British Coastline

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Dover to Dundee: A coastal tour of British culture

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