I wanted an easy week away so decided on the Isle of Wight. It is close to where we live in West Dorset and we’ve never been there.
Car ferries take you from the mainland, across The Solent (the water), to the island in 40-60 minutes (Wightlink). We went across from Lymington, east of...
Criccieth, an unspoilt sea side town with a ruined castle.
Criccieth is a typical sea side town with a strong Victorian feel to it. It grew rapidly once the railway arrived in 1867 and has been popular ever since. It is an attractive place to stop with a range of old fashioned family owned...
An attractive sea side resort which is quieter than near neighbours Scarborough and Bridlington.
Filey was a small farming and fishing community until the arrival of the holiday makers in the C19th.
The original settlement grew up on either side of the steeply wooded Church Ravine which formed...
Withernsea - Very much the forgotten part of East Yorkshire.
Holderness is very much the forgotten part of East Yorkshire and has a very old fashioned feel as if time has passed it by. It is a flat and very fertile area but has one of the fastest eroding coastlines in Europe with over 30...
Lyme Regis, a popular tourist and beach destination in South West England on the Dorset coast, is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site that stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset. It is a good base to explore West Dorset and East Devon and it is a fun town to...
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