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.
Fossil hunting is hugely popular along the English coast. If you see people – adults, families, children – rummaging around in rocks on the beach, chances are they hoping to turn up a dinosaur vertebra or an ammonite.
Get away from it all and enjoy the refreshing sea air, big skies and spectacular beaches and bays of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. Chill or be active, the choice is yours.
Durham’s coast is home to a dramatic stretch of designated heritage coastline, overflowing with wonderful wildlife, magnificent beaches, clifftop walks and waves of coastal charm, perfect for a stress-busting break.
This family-run fish smokery on the Yorkshire Coast has become known for serving excellent kippers, a traditional British breakfast staple. But what makes Fortunes’ kippers so special?
Scenic road trips along the coast are magical experiences, allowing you to visit towns, villages and empty, open spaces while enjoying easy driving. So varied is the English coast that the scenery can change with every turn in the road.
Gosport offers 38km of waterfront, panoramic beaches, impressive maritime attractions and lots of water sports, such as sailing, kayaking, jet-skiing, kite-surfing and fishing. There’s plenty to pack into 48 hours!
For centuries, royalty has both fortified the coast and holidayed along it. From stately homes to ruined castles – and even everyday seaside elements, such as beach huts – you’ll discover that royal seaside connections are abundant. And most of them can be easily combined into short breaks along the adjacent coast.
Lighthouses are like exclamation marks, expressing astonishment at the coastal drama amid which they stand. By definition, visiting one involves stunning views of sea and land colliding. Many are also open to the public to climb; you can even sleep in, or close to some of them.