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…
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…
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…
The sea around the UK’s coast in the Autumn still remembers the long warm summer days and until you get the cold frosts has lots of possibilities. All too often people get to mid-September and with the darker nights and cooler days start to shy away from visiting the coast. The daylight hours can still be warm,…
2021 has seen 42 Welsh beaches awarded the blue flag, 25 beaches have also achieved the Seaside Award for their standard of water quality and facilities. A further 13 beaches in Wales have gained the Green Coast Award, recognising the ‘hidden gems’ along our coastline. Just click on a title to go to our beach information pages…
2019 has seen 40 Welsh beaches awarded the blue flag, 18 won green coast awards which recognise beaches with unspoiled environments and 86 beaches have achieved the Seaside Award for their good water quality and facilities. Just click on a title to go to our beach information pages with interactive maps. Wales Blue Flag Beach Awards Pembrokeshire…
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…
As we now head into Autumn we thought it would be good to list the Best British Beaches of summer 2018 based on how often our site visitors searched and/or viewed the detailed beach page over the summer months. I am sure you will all have your own favourite beaches around Britain so feel free…
2018 has seen 43 Welsh beaches awarded the blue flag, 19 won green coast awards which recognise beaches with unspoiled environments and 83 beaches have achieved the Seaside Award for their good water quality and facilities. Just click on a title to go to our beach information pages with interactive maps. Wales Blue Flag Beach Awards Pembrokeshire…
The UK coast provides such a diversity in such a small area and to cap it all off none of us lives more than 75 miles from it. Once at the coast you can travel just a few miles in any direction and it feels like you have entered a different world. It is very…
2017 has seen the number of Welsh beaches increasing, 45 beaches have the blue flag, up 1 on last year, and another 25 won green coast awards which recognises beaches with unspoiled environments. This additional beach is Penmaenmawr in Conwy, North Wales. Pembrokeshire came in at the top with 12 flags. Just click on a title to go to…
2016 has seen the number of Welsh beaches increasing, 44 beaches have the blue flag, up 3 on last year, and another 26 won green coast awards which recognises beaches with unspoiled environments. Pembrokeshire came in at the top with 12 flags. Just click on a title to go to our beach information pages with interactive maps. BLUE FLAG AWARDS Pembrokeshire…