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Blog · August 30, 2026

No dawdling in Dawlish

No dawdling in Dawlish

Drifting towards the end of the UK's summer of heatwaves, I decided it was time to head to the coast. But rather than looking for sand and donkeys, I met up with my parents at Dawlish Warren for a short stroll along the South West Coast Path. You can walk between the train stations from Dawlish Warren to Dawlish itself, and the entire way is a brilliant view of sea, …

Blog · August 17, 2025

Bus on a boat!

Bus on a boat!

When the sun comes out, lots of people migrate towards the coast. The beaches are crammed with families swimming and building sandcastles, and the coastlines are full of tourists enjoying the weather and the views. Recently, I was one of those people! However, so many humans travelling in the same direction makes traffic a bit of a bore, and therefore makes public transport more enticing. I'm not a big fan …

Photos · August 25, 2019

Jurassic world

Jurassic world

Had to get the National Parks badge on my Apple Watch, so where better to go for a bit-more-than-a-stroll than the Jurassic Coast?

Blog · April 29, 2011

Bank Holiday by the sea

Bank Holiday by the sea

Last weekend, Mr C and I took a bit of a break and used the long weekend to visit the coast. It was beautifully sunny, hot and busy, but it was great fun. We used the time to work on a process for taking, editing and sharing photos on the move, which I've written more about over on Sidepodcast. Along with photos, I took some video which I've compiled together …

Blog · August 30, 2005

The sunniest bank holiday weekend ever

The sunniest bank holiday weekend ever

We decided to go to Swanage, which was incredibly busy, although there was surprisingly little traffic around, considering. I was a little disappointed that the beaches were so busy, because I wanted to build my sand castle. The last time we were at the beach, I felt like digging but was told that I couldn't build a sandcastle without the proper equipment - a bucket and spade. So, when we …