Scotland
Gairloch is seventy miles from Inverness on the North West Coast of Scotland. The village is typical of highland villages being strung out mostly white houses. The fishing heritage is clearly evident too. There is evidence of population at least as far as back as the Iron Age. The Vikings used Gairloch as a safe haven too although, pretty much …
Scotland
Pittenweem is 25 miles south of Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. It is a historic fishing port and the village of Pittenweem clusters around a small circular harbour. The village is named after the Celtic words for ‘town of the cave’, referring to the ancient cave of St Fillan on Cove Wynd there. Folklore has it that the …
England
Bamburgh is one of the villages and small towns that populate the coastline of northern Northumbria and is approximately fifty miles north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne that is only accessible by road when the tide is out is a few miles to the north and a 30 minute road journey away. While, to the south and a …
England
Bacton on the Norfolk coast is 10 miles south of Cromer and approximately 20 miles from Norwich inland. Bacton is the home of Broomholm Priory, famous for possessing the relic “The True Cross” Broomham Priory was once a popular pilgrimage site for Christians. Founded in 1113 the priory was dissolved in 1536 and by the 1800s the site was being …
Porthgain is a few miles north of St David’s, and 12 miles from Fishguard within the Pembrokeshire Coastal National Park’s Conservation Area. The village grew out of the necessity of its industrial heritage. The machine house of the adjacent brickworks is now a trendy wine bar and the pub The Sloop Inn is reputed to have once been a smugglers …
Rhins of Galloway The most southerly of all Scotland’s sea lochs, Loch Ryan sits on the border between Galloway and South Ayrshire. As it cuts inland from the Atlantic Ocean, it helps to form the peninsula known as the Rhins of Galloway, and also acts as an important natural harbour that has long been important for the shipping and fishing …
Secrets of the South-West South-west Scotland is sometimes overlooked as a wildlife destination, certainly when compared to more northerly regions. However, a brief look at what the south-west has to offer might have you wondering why this is. Dumfries and Galloway is one of Scotland’s largest council areas and encompasses part of the Southern Uplands, with gorgeous areas of undulating …
England
Clovelly is about 20 miles from Barnstable on the Hartland Devon Heritage Coast, which is one of the prettiest areas of the North Devon coast. Clovelly is situated on a 122 metre cliff. The thoroughfare to the harbour at Clovelly is foot traffic only; it’s a narrow, very steep, stepped in places meandering mostly cobbled path, with occasional handrails, not …
Normans Bay is on the East Sussex Coastline between Eastbourne and Bexhill and centrally located between the two large seaside towns. Normans Bay is a small settlement of houses that spread along the sandy shore. There is a campsite there that drastically increases the number of people in the summer months. What makes the area special is the tranquillity that …
The Dee Estuary Perched on the most northerly tip of Wales, the Point of Ayr is situated at the mouth of one of the most important estuaries for wildlife in the whole of Britain – the Dee Estuary. While at first glance the area might seem to be a barren swathe of mud, it is actually rich in life and …
