St Ives is a beautiful Cornwall seaside town that wraps around the harbour with breathtaking scenery of the North Cornwall Atlantic coast. Close to the harbour, its streets are narrow, winding with uneven cobbles. With the benefit of the Atlantic swells and the warmth of the Gulf Stream, the area offers some of the best surf conditions…
St Ives is a popular Cornish seaside town that has a choice of 7 sandy beaches all with different characteristics and two of which are dog-friendly: 1. Porthmeor Beach 2. Porthgwidden Beach 3. Bamaluz Beach (dog-friendly) 4. St Ives Harbour Beach 5. Porthminster Beach 6. Carbis Bay Beach 7. Porthkidney Sands (dig-friendly) We will go…
Cornwall is really a world apart from the rest of England as the county has its own language as well as unique traditions and landscapes. What really marks Cornwall as different is the jagged coastal scenery. It’s a landscape full of mystery and a rawness that makes it beautiful. English holidaymakers flock to Cornwall every…
Alderney is the third largest of the Channel Islands. It’s one of the few unspoiled, peaceful, natural and totally relaxing places in the British Isles. Imagine a little island – just one and a half miles wide and three and a half miles long with just over two thousand friendly and welcoming inhabitants. Like Guernsey…
Have you thought about the Channel Islands this Summer? The Channel Islands just off the coast of England are often overlooked by Europeans as a holiday destination and yet they boast superb beaches, fine cuisine and really good accommodation and activities for all the family. The islands are Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark and Herm with…
The Beach Hut is a common feature above the high water mark at UK beaches and today the UK has over 20,000 beach huts. Although nowadays huts are firmly fixed to the ground the origins were the wheeled bathing machines used throughout the 19th Century. Photo at Llandudno, Wales by National Media Museum Royalty adopted them,…
Suffolk has a long coastline meaning there are many beaches to choose from, we have picked 5 beaches in Suffolk for family fun. No summer holiday is the same without a bit of sand between your toes and Suffolk certainly offers visitors a superbly diverse coastline with its dunes, bays and sandy cliffs! The best thing…
OK, your thinking here we have another top 20 beaches article but actually I have tricked you. I hate reading articles suggested by writers recommending their favourite beaches in the UK as the reason I love the UK coast so much is that it is so varied. The UK has sandy, pebble, rocky beaches, or…
We are in the frantic Blue Flag and Seaside Award announcement period but what does the Blue Flag recognition actually tell the beach goer and in particular what does not having a Blue Flag or equivalent Seaside Award actually mean. First of all the Blue Flag Award scheme is a charity and each participating country nominates…
Family holidays in the UK are riding on a wave of popularity. People tend to think this is as a result of cash strapped families looking for bargains but it is more to do with the variety that the UK has to offer. The UK coastline is some 19,000+ miles if you take into account…
We hear a lot of people saying this is our favourite beach and we always head down to such and such part of the coast as it is great because… Although this is great people visit the coast but we believe too many are missing out on some hidden gems and if they would only…
The internet has 1000’s of websites giving you the best deals or the ultimate review. But they all assume you know where you want to go. Here at The UK Beach Guide we provide you all the tools to plan a beach or coast based UK holiday in 2014. Are you thinking: – Where should I…