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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.
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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.
- Trerice House, an Elizabethan manor house built in 1570s. The house is well preserved with fine interiors whilst the garden includes orchards. Managed by the National Trust and the Barn restaurant offers morning coffee, freshly made lunches, a delicious selection of cakes.
- Overbeck’s Coastal garden surrounding elegant Edwardian house with diverse collections of scientist and inventor, Otto Overbeck. Spectacular views over sea and estuary.
- Horton and Port Enyon lifeboat station was established in 1864. RNLI shop and station open Sunday mornings.
- Golitha Falls on The River Fowey are a set of waterfalls located to the south of Bodmin Moor. There is a 1-3-mile (4.8 km) riverside walk, from the visitor car park. The River Fowey descends through a wooded granite gorge, most of which is now a National Nature Reserve.
- Portsoy Open Air Pool was opened in 1936. This is a sea water pool that sits between two rock outcrops. The water is naturally refreshed at each high tide.
- Flint Castle to Basingwerk Abbey walk – 6 miles / 10 km This is a nice walk along the Dee Estuary between the 13th century Flint Castle, the first to be built when King Edward I invaded Wales, and the 12th century Basingwerk Abbey. The abbey is situated approximately half a mile inland from the Coast Path at Greenfield. The Dee Estuary is an important wetland and thus also great for bird spotting.
- Fyne Court is a National Trust owned nature reserve and visitor centre set in parkland which was originally the pleasure grounds of a large house belonging to pioneer 19th-century electrician, Andrew Crosse. The house burnt down in 1898. Much of the landscaping, including an arboretum created in 1780, has become overgrown and now provides varied habitats including broadleaved woodland, ponds and meadows grazed by highland cattle. The site is home to over 100 species of fungi and some rare invertebrates. A circular walk around the grounds and dogs are welcome on leads. Facilities include toilets, picnic area, and courtyard tea-room serving light lunches and afternoon tea.
- Horsey Windpump stands within the Broads National Park, the windpump offers stunning views of Horsey Mere and across the broadland landscape to the coast.
- The Laphroaig Distillery was founded in 1815. The distillery offers a range of tours and tasting experiences throughout the year.
