Places

Trinity House responded to petitions regarding the dangerous sandbanks and shoals around the East coast by constructing Lowestoft lighthouse. Read more…

Penllech beach (Traeth Penllech) is an unspoilt wide sandy beach and at high tide, it all but disappears whilst at Read more…

Crimdon Beck beach is a sandy beach backed by sand dunes and nature reserve. Parking and picnic areas. Read more…

Volk’s Electric Railway was opened on the 4th of August 1883 by Magnus Volk, a pioneering electrical engineer. The railway Read more…

King Charles’s Castle is a ruined artillery fort on Tresco built between 1548 and 1551 to protect the Isles of Read more…

Barmston Beach is a 2km stretch of sandy beach with rocks and pebbles backed by soft clay cliffs south of Read more…

Port Isaac beach is a shingle beach within the harbour that disappears at high tide on the Atlantic coast of Read more…

Spittal Quay  beach is a sandy beach within the Tweed estuary. You can opt for the sea rather than estuary Read more…

The Lost Gardens of Heligan are one of the most popular botanical gardens in the UK. The gardens’ style is Read more…

The Yarn Market in Dunster a 17th Century timber framed octagonal market hall was once the centre of Exmoor’s cloth Read more…

Amroth Beach is approximately 4km long and south-facing, mostly sandy, with a high watermark pebble bank. Amroth is a small Read more…