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Thomas Bell has written 14 reviews in 1 countries.
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Beaches in South East, United Kingdom
A secluded long shingle beach with deep rock pools beneath Shakespeare Cliff, near Dover. The cliff face is a familiar nesting site for fulmars, kittiwakes, guillemots, and land birds such as the peregrine falcon. Apparently well favoured by naturists until the introduction of a delightful walk from Samphire Hoe to Folkestone, you |
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Beaches in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Near the town of Magilligan in Londonderry, this firm sandy beach of seven miles length, backed by sand dunes, is particularly popular with coastal ramblers. The mud and sand flats are a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest because of the dune system - one of the largest systems of its type in the UK - and for the associated vegetation. Magilligan is also part of the Lough Foyle Special Protection Area, and is internationally important as an area for breeding, over-wintering and migrating birds. Benone is also just a lovely place to visit. It |
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Beaches in Wales, United Kingdom
A magnificent open bay on the west coast of Anglesey with sweeping views of the Snowdonia Mountains and Lleyn Peninsular. Once a famous Edwardian holiday retreat, Rhosneigr still attracts families to the wide sandy beaches, interspersed with rocky outcrops, where kids scramble for mussels, seahares and the odd squat lobster, whilst sea anglers cast for bass, pollock and mackerel with bait and equipment from the numerous local fishing stores. Prevailing westerly winds, and the sheer space, make this a mecca for wind and kite surfers, but you may want to keep one eye turned to the sky. Anglesey has the most UFO sightings in the country. |
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Beaches in East Anglia, United Kingdom
Hemsby is a sandy two mile stretch of coastline near Winteron-on-Sea, on the edge of the Norfolk Broads. There is a walk through the valley and dunes by the beach, and it’s designated both as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
English Nature describe Hemsby as having well developed aquatic fauna and flora, including a nationally rare species of water snail, the shining ram's horn (Segmentina nitida). There’s also a great abundance of orchids (Dactylorhiza sp) in the Hall Farm Fen to the north east of Ormesby Broad. |
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Beaches in West Country, United Kingdom
Tucked behind a rocky promontory called The Island near the village of St Ives, Porthmeor is one of the foremost surfing beaches in Cornwall. Sheer granite and greenstone cliffs to north and south make up this rugged section of the Heritage Coast, together with secluded coves and long golden sandy beaches. St Ives was once the largest fishing port in Penwith, but the town is now more famous for new Tate Gallery. There are rock pools on both sides of the beach which are well worth exploring, and basking sharks, grey seals, bottlenose dolphins, sunfish and the occasional fin whale can all be spotted from the numerous coastal paths. |
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