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Heading to UK and Ireland and looking for something to do or a place to visit nearby. Coast Radar is not just a list of beaches but we bring you the whole UK and Ireland coast including castles, lighthouses, piers, museums, beautiful gardens, seaside towns, National Trust and other heritage properties.

When on an information page you can also use our tools to search for nearby UK and Ireland seaside towns, and the surrounding coast for the best beaches and places to stay and eat.

Finding the best things to see and do on a UK and Ireland day out with your family or friends is easy – simply explore the links below, to find the closest hit the jump to my location compass or use the search bar to plan where your next UK and Ireland activity could be.

Eynsford Castle

Eynsford Castle is a very early Norman ‘enclosure castle’ (c.1085-7). Unlike a lot of castles at this time rather than having a keep or motte, Eynsford was protected by an extensive curtain wall. Today, you can still see parts of the wall at their original height alongside the remains of the hall building. This rare survival stands in an attractive Read more…

Lytes Cary Manor

Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset manor house with Arts and Crafts-style garden. Originally the family home of Henry Lyte, where he translated the unique Niewe Herball book on herbal remedies. The manor is managed by the National Trust. Read more…

Sherborne Abbey

The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, also known as Sherborne Abbey, has been a Saxon cathedral (705–1075), a Benedictine abbey (998–1539), and now stands as a beautiful parish church. Today you can see parts of the original saxon church in the abbey’s facade, but by far its most striking feature is the 15th Century fan vaulted ceiling. Some of the other original monastery building Read more…

Conwy Water Gardens

Water gardens where you can see Otters, feed the ducks, visit the reptile house, aquatic centre, stroll around the grounds, coarse fishing in 3 well stocked lakes or have something to eat in the licensed Dutch Pancake House. FREE entry. Wheelchair access. Read more…

The Church House

The Church House is a two-storey granite building dating from c.1540 and still in use today. Please check with the shop staff at the National Trust Shop adjacent to the Church House to see if it is possible to visit the Church House. Read more…

Kildemock Jumping Church

The Kildemock Jumping Church ruins date back to the 14th century, though the site also contains carved stones from the 13th century. According to legend, the west gable of the building jumped two feet inside the wall of the original foundation to exclude an excommunicated church member who had been buried in the church. Read more…

Capel Lligwy

Capel Lligwy is a stone chapel on a hillside overlooking Lligwy Bay. On a clear day you can see the Isle of Man. Read more…

St Fagans National Museum of History

St Fagans National Museum of History, commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum in Cardiff chronicling the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. The museum consists of more than forty re-erected buildings representing the architecture of Wales among them houses, a farm, a school, a chapel and Read more…

Yellowcraigs

Yellowcraigs is a coastal area of forest, beach and grassland. Designated as a local nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is bordered to the north by the Firth of Forth, to the south by the village of Dirleton with it’s Castle, to the east and west by two links golf courses. Read more…

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