🏖️ UK Towns & Beaches: Their History & Places of Interest From windswept coastal villages to bustling seaside resorts, this category explores the rich tapestry of Britain’s shoreline communities. Discover the layered histories behind iconic piers, smugglers’ coves, medieval market towns, and Victorian promenades. Each location offers a unique blend of heritage and charm—inviting you to uncover stories etched into stone walls, sandy shores, and timeless landscapes.
I recently had a trip with a photographic group to South Wales. South Wales has stunningly beautiful countryside and sweeping landscapes and calming streams and waterfalls. Red Kite Feed Station – Red Kites Wales Llanddeusant, Llangadog. Carmarthenshire. SA19 9YG Newcastle Emlyn Castle – Visit Newcastle Emlyn Castle St, Newcastle Emlyn SA38 9AF Newcastle Emlyn Castle …
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For the first time the world famous Chelsea flower shows has moved from it’s normal May setting to September. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London. Held at Chelsea since 1912, it …
Brighton is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the city of Brighton and Hove. Located on the southern coast of England, in the county of East Sussex, it is 47 miles south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon …
Medmerry Mill is a grade II listed tower mill at Selsey, West Sussex, UK which has been restored and is used as a shop. Medmerry Mill was built circa 1827, replacing an earlier post mill and was working by wind until 1890. After falling into disrepair, the mill was refitted by Holloway of Shoreham in 1907–08. The mill was working until the early 1920s. The …
Chichester Cathedral is a classic Norman building with its round arch windows and west facing twin towers. The cathedral’s history dates back to 681 when Saint Wilfred brought Christianity to Sussex. He established a Cathedral in Selsey, near Chichester. In 1076 work on building the present cathedral was begun. The stone for the cathedral was …
Chichester Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in Sussex, United Kingdom. It was founded as a cathedral in 1075, when the seat of the bishop was moved from Selsey. Chichester Cathedral has fine architecture in both the Norman and the Gothic styles, and has been described by …
Charlestown is a picturesque village and port located on the south coast of Cornwall, England. Its history is closely tied to its maritime heritage, shipbuilding industry, and role in the transport of minerals during the 18th and 19th centuries. Here is an overview of the history of Charlestown: 18th Century: Charlestown was originally built as …