England, Scotland, Wales
Top coastal museums and galleries Historic Dockyard Chatham Chatham – Kent – England Based in the charming ex-military town of Chatham, Kent, this 18th-century dockyard museum is still home to many historic Royal Navy warships and is a part of the coastal tour of British culture. Whilst the ships are no longer in use they remain a powerful symbol of …
England
The sea is calm to-night, The tide is full, the moon lies fair Upon the straits;-on the French coast the light Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand, Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay. Come to the window, sweet is the night air! Only, from the long line of spray Where the sea meets the moon-blanch’d …
England, Scotland, Wales
Although Great Britain is a large island, there are thousands of significantly smaller islands that are located away from the country’s coastline – some of these are rather close to the shoreline, whereas others are tens (and even hundreds) of kilometres away. This article covers the largest of these islands, including both individual isles and archipelagos. Many of these islands …
Shaldon is on the south side of the river Teign opposite the industrial town of Teignmouth and about 15 miles from the historic cathedral city of Exeter to the North West and about seven miles south of Torquay. Comprising mainly of picturesque fishermen’s cottages, Georgian homes and quaint thatched cottages Shaldon has windy narrow streets and plenty of character. The …
Freshwater East is a village that is just three miles from Pembroke and is situated on a cliff overlooking the sheltered bay and out to sea. The well-known tourist town of Tenby is about nine miles to the east. The sandy beach is protected from the west by Trewent Point, a headland that is a Site of Special Scientific Interest …
England
Access to the coastline is rather easy in England, with much of it consisting of footpaths, and sections of it consisting of land owned by charities and organisations such as the National Trust, Natural England and local authorities, which are open to the public. Long-distance paths also border large swathes of the coast, such as the 1,000 km/630-mile-long South West …
Situated just a few miles from Bognor Regis to the east and Chichester to the west. Selsey is out on a headland and to the east of the village is the area that is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSI) Pagham Harbour. The main activity at Selsey is fishing, and the village has a long history of fishing being …
Porthdinllaen is a village on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd and is approximately 20 miles to the west of Portmerion. The Llyn Peninsula is one of the most remote and unspoilt stretches of coastline in Wales and Porthdinllaen is a small settlement on the right-hand side of the Peninsula that is incredibly beautiful and tranquil. It’s an old fishing village …
There is a beach, hidden from view at the bottom of one of Cornwall’s most beautiful gardens. If you have ever been there, you are probably muttering Trebah! Trebah is a magical place just a short car ride from Falmouth, Cornwall. The gardens are open to the public, offer reasonably secure free parking and have a cafe. Getting There: The …
Plockton is often referred to as the Jewel in the crown of Scotland, and it is easy to see why This charming lochside village is 76 miles north-west of Fort William on the west Scotland coast and is sheltered by Inner Sound and faces away from the prevailing wind, is further protected by the mountain behind it. The climate is …
