Beautiful quiet British beaches

[gamba]

The Island of Barra, Western Isles.

The plane will pick you up off the beach in the unlikely event you may wish to leave.

[mangerton]

Yesterday's travel section in The Guardian was all about UK beaches. Unfortunately I cannot quote from it as it's outside bagged up for recycling ..... There was a section of best seaside fish and chips and - no surprise - the Anstruther Fish Bar (which someone on this very forum has promised me a fish supper if I venture North of the Border) is up there amongst the best! That is also one of the joys of beaches, fish and chips never taste so delicious as when they are consumed by the seashore.
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/20...beach-somerset

Who's that then? I've just had a look, and the article is here

PS how was the lamb?

[mangerton]

The Island of Barra, Western Isles.

The plane will pick you up off the beach in the unlikely event you may wish to leave.

Yes, I think Barra is the only place where scheduled flight times are governed by the tide. There certainly can't be many.

[alycidon]

A few days ago we were on the beach at Rosemarkie enjoying the sun and watching the leaping dolphins!

About a month ago, we were on the beach at Melvich - no, of course no-one knows where that is. Well, look at a map of mainland Britain and you will find it bang in the centre of the most northern coast. Only one other couple on the beach, so ideal for swimming au naturelle as it were, the main obstacle to that being the very cold sea!

No, you can't beat remote Scottish beaches.

[eighthobstruction]

Yesterday's travel section in The Guardian was all about UK beaches. Unfortunately I cannot quote from it as it's outside bagged up for recycling .... however, 8ob having said he's a Somerset lad, I find the piece by Margaret Drabble about Porlock Weir beach is online (I only know Porlock in connection with the mysterious gentleman making a possibly long poem shorter) Also, I think you can find links to the other articles. There was a section of best seaside fish and chips and - no surprise - the Anstruther Fish Bar (which someone on this very forum has promised me a fish supper if I venture North of the Border) is up there amongst the best! That is also one of the joys of beaches, fish and chips never taste so delicious as when they are consumed by the seashore.
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/20...beach-somerset

http://www.francisfrith.com/porlock-weir/photos/

and of course there is the Samuel Taylor Coleridge connection....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_from_Porlock

[Nick Armstrong]

http://www.francisfrith.com/porlock-weir/photos/

and of course there is the Samuel Taylor Coleridge connection....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_from_Porlock

Are you poised wirelessly on some Western promontory, 8th, or have you returned?

[eighthobstruction]

Back....just....camping with 2 dogs has suddenly become too too much for my bones....lovely change though....where I camped was a bit like a mini Morecombe Bay without the danger....will research somewhere to stay and go back soon....

[Nick Armstrong]

Back....just....camping with 2 dogs has suddenly become too too much for my bones....lovely change though....where I camped was a bit like a mini Morecombe Bay without the danger....will research somewhere to stay and go back soon....

Glad it was good while it lasted ..and you got the best of the weather, perhaps... *looks out at rainy scene*

[greenilex]

Had a lovely day Wednesday at Durlston near the Purbeck Peninsula - grand cliffs, an ilex wood (very spooky I promise you) and a pleasant cafe, exhibition space and so forth. Good cliff walks for all types. even the enthusiasts.

I've just found out about wartime radar installations at Worth Matravers near there. It's a place we used to visit as children in the Fifties, with my father who was in the Inteligence Service and (for obvious reasons) never said a word about any of it.

https://www.purbeckradar.org.uk

[eighthobstruction]

bbbb blond bearded beach bum (1982, I'm 29)

Me working hard 1965 Torquay International Scout Jamboree (I'm 12-13)

[Nick Armstrong]

8tho I can only assume that Anna responded by private message to these! Or she missed them in which case this bump will help!

Great pair of pics! I'll go with the bbb but the blond locks of the stripling 8tho making porridge/stew seem to have resisted the bleaching of the northern sun...

[Anna]

8tho I can only assume that Anna responded by private message to these! !

You assume correctly Cali .... Now, don't be so nosy!!
(By 'eck Gladys, tha's told him reet well! Why do you suddenly lapse into Northern nonsense? Dunno ducks, I guess at heart I am rebelling against the Metrosexual and his smooth ways)
Flaming Nora Pet! Ye'll ha' me speakin' Sou' Shields next!

[eighthobstruction]

Have to admit that at this time of year I do enjoy regaling my dog walking aquaintances with " Ere, s'gettin a bit bAck end innit"....


.....all has gone around....my legs are back to being skinny like lower photo....

[Nick Armstrong]

You assume correctly Cali .... Now, don't be so nosy!!
(By 'eck Gladys, tha's told him reet well! Why do you suddenly lapse into Northern nonsense? Dunno ducks, I guess at heart I am rebelling against the Metrosexual and his smooth ways)
Flaming Nora Pet! Ye'll ha' me speakin' Sou' Shields next!

Saturday evening's started early!! Speaking in tongues and not 7pm yet!!

[Nick Armstrong]

...my legs are back to being skinny like lower photo....

And t'knees reet knobbly-like!!

( She's got me at it !!)