It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you think about planning your UK trip to the coast this article will help you. From deciding when to go, where to go, and what to see and do I will take you through each step and hopefully make your planning process smoother and less daunting. There is a…
England already has many excellent coastal footpaths, but there are plans to create a National Trail, the England Coast Path, when complete, will be one of the longest coastal walking routes in the world. It’s being worked on in sections; you can see a map showing progress here. In the meantime, you have some existing footpaths that allow…
Walking for your fitness. We have all done Christmas and some of us may still be planning our New Year resolutions. But if fitness is one of them, then why not just get walking? The greatest thing about walking is that it is free. They say we need to do 10,000 steps a day, but…
Membership Gifts At Coast Radar, we love the UK coastline and the National Trust helps protect over 775 miles of it which means your support also means protecting our coast and helping to keep England’s history alive for years to come. Gift of Membership is no ordinary present, with unlimited access to many historic places all year…
The Gower Peninsula was one of the first places designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Stretching out from Swansea in a similar aspect to Cornwall this gives it some of the great characteristics you would expect from the much larger England county, much visited by walkers, birdwatchers, sunbathers, climbers and surfers. The peninsula…
With summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time to start planning your next holiday! While jetting off to a foreign country may be exciting, there are also a number of fantastic locations right here in the UK. In fact, the UK is home to some of the most beautiful coastlines in the…
With a school break approaching, the evenings may still be dark and the mornings frosty, it’s great for children to get out and about and we have listed some great spring half-term activity ideas. Now that the first signs of spring are approaching it is a great opportunity to blow away the winter cobwebs with some fresh…
The UK coastline is miles of beautiful, historic and entertaining spots to take a holiday, but why limit yourself to just one or two areas? Travelling by boat gives you the opportunity to take in as much of it as possible, whether you have a week, a month or even a whole year to explore….
The UK’s Rugged Coastline has some of the most beautiful, accessible and unspoilt beaches in the world, but before we start we acknowledge that the seawater is cold and you can’t guarantee the sun. The 31,000km of coastline has many seaside locations from the traditional Victorian seafronts to the small fishing villages. In this list, we avoid…
The UK coastline is so varied that it offers great photo opportunities. Not only do you get a chance to take great pictures but also you explore some beautiful locations. In our pages, we have tools to move around seaside and coastal locations and our individual listings have at least a single photo and some…
Coast Radar was formed out of my love of the UK coast and wanting people to think about exploring what we have on our doorstep rather than by default jumping on a plane. Yes, great beaches are everywhere but the UK with its 31,000 km of coastline (including islands) has such a great variety in such…
Porthleven is the most southerly fishing port on mainland England sitting between Lands End and the Lizard Point in Cornwall. Porthleven has built up around the need for a harbour with the location chosen because there had been many shipwrecks in the bay. The harbour offers a historic character and a very interesting structure. The rock and pier entrance is followed…