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10 of the best places in the UK for spring wildlife watching

by kenroe61@gmail.comUpdated on April 1, 2026March 27, 2026

Two puffins stand in long green grass on a coastal cliff, with steep rocky headlands and a dark blue sea stretching into the distance under a cloudy sky.

Spring is when Britain stops looking slightly damp and undecided and starts behaving like a proper wildlife destination. Puffins return to island cliffs, ospreys reappear …

Wide view of Tintagel Castle in Cornwall with ruined stone walls and winding paths spread across steep green cliffs above a rocky cove under dark cloudy skies

Tintagel Castle review

by kenroe61@gmail.comUpdated on April 1, 2026March 23, 2026

Tintagel Castle is one of those places that arrives with an unfair advantage. It has cliffs, sea spray, ruined walls, a footbridge dangling dramatically over …

Panoramic view along Bournemouth’s sandy beach with scattered walkers and sunbathers, a promenade and seafront buildings in the foreground, wooden groynes stretching into the blue sea, and the coastline curving toward distant cliffs and the pier

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Bournemouth and the great British holiday that accidentally got stylish

by kenroe61@gmail.comUpdated on April 2, 2026March 9, 2026

There are seaside towns that feel like they were built to be looked at. All iron railings, bracing wind, and a faint scent of damp …

Golden-hour view of Godshill on the Isle of Wight, with stone cottages topped by thatched roofs beside a narrow lane, and a church tower rising behind them under a clear blue sky.

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The Isle of Wight, England in soft focus

by kenroe61@gmail.comUpdated on April 2, 2026March 4, 2026

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 …

Brighton Palace Pier stretching out over the sea at golden hour, with white pavilion-style buildings and two Union Jack flags on the towers, a calm blue sky, and a stone promenade in the foreground with a bench overlooking the water.

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Seagulls, sequins and seaweed, a Brighton love story

by kenroe61@gmail.comUpdated on April 2, 2026February 20, 2026

There are plenty of places in Britain where the sea meets the land and people try their best to enjoy the bit in between, but …

Wide view across the Yorkshire Wolds showing rolling green hills and patchwork fields, a line of trees in the foreground, and a vast blue sky streaked with wispy white clouds stretching over the distant landscape.

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East Riding of Yorkshire, where the sky does most of the talking

by kenroe61@gmail.comUpdated on April 2, 2026February 17, 2026

Tucked into the northeast corner of England, the East Riding of Yorkshire feels like a county in no particular hurry. The land is wide and …

ong-exposure night photo of Aberdeen’s Marischal College, its granite façade lit in purple and warm white, with bright bus light trails streaking across the street under a deep blue sky

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Aberdeen, the granite city that learned to sparkle

by kenroe61@gmail.comUpdated on April 2, 2026February 17, 2026

Aberdeen has the kind of name that sounds faintly stern, like a headmaster who still believes in proper posture. It sits up in the northeast, …

Wide panoramic view of dramatic white chalk sea cliffs curving into the distance along a calm blue-green coastline, with grassy tops and a gently sloping foreground headland under a bright, cloud-filled sky

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Kent, England’s garden, with lots of surprises

by kenroe61@gmail.comUpdated on April 2, 2026December 4, 2025

If England had a back garden, it would probably look like Kent. Rolling orchards, neat hedgerows, oast houses with their jaunty cowls, and villages that …