UK Coastal Escapes

Porthcurno · Cornwall

White sand, turquoise water, and dramatic granite cliffs. Cornwall's most Greek-looking beach.

St Ives · Cornwall

St Ives' working fishing harbour with turquoise water, cobbled lanes, and the best light in England.

Padstow · Cornwall

North Cornwall harbour town famous for seafood, sailing boats, and the Rick Stein culinary empire.

Brighton Seafront · Brighton

Brighton's shingle beach before the city wakes up, the Channel light at dawn, the sound of pebbles in the tide, and the specific quiet of a place that belongs entirely to you.

Stackpole · Pembrokeshire

A south-facing cove accessible only on foot, white sand, clear water, and the cliffs of the Pembrokeshire coast.

Tenby · Pembrokeshire

Pastel-painted Georgian harbour town with four beaches. Pembrokeshire's most photogenic place, and it knows it.

Portree · Isle Of Skye

The colourful row of painted houses above Portree's tidal harbour. Skye's most reproduced image.

Glendale · Isle Of Skye

Skye's westernmost point, a lighthouse on basalt cliffs above the Minch, best at sunset for whales.

Crosby · Liverpool

Antony Gormley's 100 cast-iron figures standing in the sea, staring out toward the horizon.