Blog & Local Stories
For holiday inspiration, the best things to see on the coast and an insight into life on England’s Coast, click on the local stories and blogs below.
The English Coast is the perfect playground for families with its wealth of gently-shelving beaches, water sports and attractions
Reduce your carbon footprint as you experience the beauty, charm and delicious local produce of White Cliffs Country, exploring striking coastline and stunning countryside on foot and on two wheels.
Our guest blog comes from Peter Naldrett, who has recently been travelling to our nation’s best-loved offshore havens for his book Treasured Islands.
England’s east coast is home to extensive nature reserves, vast sandy beaches and huge skies but it’s also lined with stylish coastal towns and a fascinating history.
Waterfronts, a series of seven outdoor art commissions by internationally-renowned artists, has launched on the south east coast, creating the world’s first art GeoTour and an exciting new modern art trail spanning Essex, Kent and East Sussex.
Sometimes described as England’s forgotten corner, the Durham coast is too often seen as the Cinderella of the north-east, easily overlooked. Yet this is as wonderful a place to treat yourself as anywhere along the English coastline, perhaps the more so because of that feeling of being ‘in the know’, with few other visitors.
England’s Coast is a haven for swimmers, dotted with epic beaches, secret coves and coastal spots where you can dip with dolphins, swim around islands and even go for a paddle in the bay where Queen Victoria liked to swim and sketch. These favourite coastal swimming spots, chosen by blogger Sian Lewis, are perfect if you’re in need of a dose of salty seawater.
From red squirrels on tranquil Brownsea Island to stunning coastal walks and Europe’s largest harbour, the south coast around Dorset offers the ultimate slow life experience