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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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The Lloyds Buildings were a signalling station established by Lloyd’s of London, the Mairne and Commercial Insurers. Used to monitor passing ships, tracking their cargos, ports of departure and destination along with estimated arrival times. The complex is located by the Cape Wrath lighthouse and consists of three single storey buildings, with a signal hut, cottages for staff accommodation and Read more…
The Cathedral of our Lady and St. Philip Howard in Arundel is a Roman Catholic Cathedral build between 1869 and 1873 by the 15th Duke of Norfolk. Plans designed by JA Hansom, the designer of the Hansom cab. Originally the Parish Church of St. Philip Neri, it became the Cathedral of the diocese of Arundel and Brighton in 1970. The Read more…
Designed by the Blackburn engineer R Gale this 1,950ft (591m) pier was intended for the use of passengers traveling to and from the Isle of Wight. In 1904, a serious fire destroyed the structure, reopened in 1908 after a rebuild and now just 600ft (183m). Read more…
The Falkirk Wheel is a boat lift that rotates. It connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal in Scotland. The lift was opened in 2002 by Queen Elizabeth as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations. This dramatic structure not only connects the two canals but has become an attraction in its own right. Visitors can experience the Read more…
Blickling Hall Jacobean house with gardens and park. Read more…
Coggeshall Grange Barn is a 13th-century monastic barn managed by the National Trust, and is one of Europe’s oldest timber-framed buildings. The barn has a spectacular single open space and hosts an exhibition of local woodcarving, tools and a collection of agricultural carts. Read more…
Nab Tower Lighthouse is responsible for guiding ships of all sizes and nationalities into the deep water channel for Portsmouth and Southampton. The story of its strange origin goes back half a century. In the early part of 1918 attacks by German U-boats on our merchant fleet caused the Admiralty so much anxiety that it was decided to take strong Read more…
The Royal Dublin Golf Club was founded in 1885 by Sir John Lumsden, offering a magnificent links course widely accepted as one of the greatest links courses in the world. The links course is on The North Bull Island and in 1979 the island was declared a Special Protection Area (SPA) and then in 1981 it was designated a UNESCO Read more…
Berry Pomeroy Castle, begun in c. 1560 and ambitiously enlarged from c. 1600, this mansion was intended to become the most spectacular house in Devon. Never completed, and abandoned by 1700, it became the focus of blood-curdling ghost stories, recounted in the audio tour. Woodland walks provide fine views of the ruins. Read more…
Living Coasts is located on Torquay seafront where you will get to see penguins, otters, octopus, seals, and much more. The Living Coasts Café is free entry to non-visitors too. Read more…
Hastings lifeboat station was established in 1858, although earlier lifeboats were around before RNLI. Read more…
Saltburn Surf School offers surf lessons for individuals (one on one tuition) or for groups on Saltburn beach. We can cater for ages 8 upwards with no upper age limit. Read more…
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