Looking for the best coastal weekend road trips in Britain? This guide rounds up 10 glorious seaside escapes, from the fossil cliffs of Dorset and …
The best coastal weekend road trips in Britain
Coastal Weekends
The English Riviera in summer, where Devon does seaside glamour
There are places in Britain that sound as if they were named by a committee with a weakness for optimism. The English Riviera is one …
Whitby, where old Yorkshire meets the sea
Whitby is the sort of town that appears to have been assembled by someone with a weakness for drama. There is a harbour full of …
Seaside towns that shine outside of summer
British seaside towns are often treated as seasonal creatures, as though they spend half the year asleep under a deckchair waiting for someone to buy …
10 of the best seaside escapes in the UK
Salt air, long views, fish and chips eaten slightly too early, and the deeply reassuring sight of the sea doing what it has always done. …
The Isle of Wight, England in soft focus
Just a short ferry ride from the mainland, the Isle of Wight feels like England with the edges softened slightly. The pace slows down, the …
Autumn on the Isle of Bute – where the Clyde meets colour
The Isle of Bute has long been the quiet achiever of Scottish islands. Sitting neatly in the Firth of Clyde, it is close enough to …
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England’s Northernmost Curiosity
Just before England runs out of road, before the River Tweed curls out into the North Sea, there is Berwick. A town that has changed …
Lymington
A salty town with cobbles and yachts Lymington, on the forest’s southern edge, feels at once maritime and rustic. Wander its Georgian High Street, paved …
Where the sea went out and never came back, a wander through the Cinque Ports
There are some parts of Britain that seem to exist in a slightly different version of time. Not frozen exactly, but moving with an unhurried …