| Beaches on England's southern coastline | | | | most important battles. The Battle of Hastings in |
| The southern coast of the country is sometimes | | | | 1066 was the last successful invasion of England. |
| called the English Riviera especially the area around | | | | Today you can still find the remains of William the |
| Torbay; and the towns of Torquay, Brixham and | | | | Conqueror's first castle. This was also the town |
| Paignton. | | | | where Television was invented by John Logie |
| Torquay was the setting for Fawlty Towers, but | | | | Baird in 1923. The town has 5 kms of beaches |
| there were never any scenes filmed there. It was | | | | which is also home to Europe's largest |
| also the hometown of Agatha Christie, one of the | | | | beach-launched fishing fleet. |
| best selling authors of all time. Torquay has been | | | | Southsea is a seaside resort town located close |
| a popular beach destination since the Victorian | | | | to Portsmouth. The beach is stony but still very |
| times. Much of the life of the town revolves | | | | nice for sun bathing and swimming. Portsmouth |
| around the promenade which overlooks the | | | | has a very important naval history and this can |
| beach. Torquay has a total of 8 beaches to | | | | be explored at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard |
| choose from. | | | | which is home of the Mary Rose, HMS Victory |
| Other attractions of the area include Living Coasts | | | | and HMS Warrior 1860. This town is also the |
| Wildlife Attraction, Babbacombe Model Village and | | | | birthplace of Charles Dickens. |
| the Kent's Cavern where there is evidence of | | | | Other Top Beaches in England |
| caveman settlement. | | | | You don't have to be on the south coast to |
| To the southeast of Torquay is the town of | | | | enjoy England's top beaches! |
| Paignton which has many kilometres of fine sandy | | | | To the east of London there is town of Great |
| beaches. Paignton beach and Preston Sands are | | | | Yarmouth. Great Yarmouth is popular with people |
| both popular destinations for water sports | | | | travelling out of London and wishing to stay away |
| including kite surfing and dinghy sailing. Another site | | | | from the crowded south coast beaches. The area |
| of interest is the Torbay Picture House, formerly | | | | features up to 24kms of beautiful beaches and a |
| the oldest operating cinema in Europe built in 1907 | | | | whole host of great attractions to keep you |
| though it is now closed. | | | | entertained when you are not sunning yourself. |
| Located further west near the tip of Cornwall you | | | | These include the historic South Quay, Nelson's |
| can find Polzeath which is regarded as one of the | | | | 'other' column, Elizabethan House Museum, and |
| finest surfing destinations in Europe. In addition to | | | | much much more. |
| the beach you can also find the Voluntary Marine | | | | In the east midlands there is the picturesque town |
| Wildlife Reserve which runs events and other | | | | of Skegness. Sometimes called 'the laughing coast', |
| activities. | | | | this town has an excellent beach and is also the |
| Bournemouth is one of the largest towns on the | | | | site of the world's first Butlins holiday resort. Also |
| southern coast and it is very much a resort | | | | located just up the coast is the theme park |
| destination with many fine beaches on 11 kms of | | | | Fantasy Island. |
| continuous golden sands. Attractions to be found | | | | Further up the east coast in Yorkshire there is |
| here include Alice In Wonderland Family Park, | | | | Scarborough. Scarborough is known as England's |
| Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre and an | | | | first seaside resort and it has been a popular |
| Oceanarium to name a few. | | | | destination for 360 years since the 17th century! |
| In the eastern end of the southern coast, you will | | | | The safe and sandy beaches as well as |
| have the best chance for fine weather. The | | | | picturesque clifftops and a fantastic shopping |
| biggest destination in the area is Brighton. | | | | centre have ensured that Scarborough continues |
| Eastbourne is your traditional seaside resort with | | | | to be a popular destination today. |
| 8 kilometres of unspoilt blue flag beaches. These | | | | North of this there is Bamburgh, located half way |
| beaches are popular for watersports, such as | | | | between Sunderland and the Scottish border. The |
| windsurfing and canoeing, as well as swimming. | | | | beach here is quite large and has been used in the |
| The promenade is a great place to do some | | | | past for movies. Other attractions in the town |
| rollerblading as well. | | | | include Bamburgh Castle and the RNLI Grace |
| You can find 4 top class golf courses in the area | | | | Darling Museum. |
| and the town is host to a number of festivals | | | | On the west coast north of Wales, the most |
| throughout the year including the Eastbourne Beer | | | | significant seaside resort is Blackpool, just a few |
| Festival, the Eastbourne Bandstand and the | | | | kilometres north of Liverpool. As well as the |
| Airbourne International Airshow. | | | | beach there is a very popular theme park here. |
| Hastings is close to the site of one of England's | | | | |