Beach near London? Top 5 Beaches for a Day Trip from London, as the UK is thinking about school holidays and long summer days it is the perfect time to escape London and head out to a beach near London, eat fish and chips, buy ice cream and go for a swim. We list some great beaches, probably not…
Here we list our ten best British beachcombing beaches, exploring our diverse British coast can be great fun with each stretch having a different story to tell, from fossils and dinosaur footprints to ancient coins and polished glass. Often the best time is after a period of strong wind and high tides, making the Spring…
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…
England already has many great coastal footpaths but there are current plans to create a National Trail, the England Coast Path, that when complete will be one of the longest coastal walking routes in the world. It’s being worked on in sections and you can see a map showing progress here. In the meantime, you…
Britain has some breathtaking UNESCO World Heritage Sites from the historic cities of Edinburgh and Bath to beautiful British Coastal World Heritage Sites like the Orkney or the Jurassic coastline. A World Heritage Site is a cultural or natural landmark that has been recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), where each World…
England and Wales Heritage Coasts were established in 1972 to conserve the best stretches of undeveloped coast in England and Wales. Many of these coastal stretches are part of larger National Parks or Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and the average protected area extends inland for an average of 2.4km (1.5 miles) which means…
Add to your bucket list our 10 Lighthouse Visitor Centres. The UK has some spectacular lighthouses that due to their nature are often in beautiful remote locations. 10 of these lighthouses are open to the public and offer an opportunity to see the spectacular locations and the unique life that lighthouse keepers used to experience….