The thoughts, finds and ruminations of a beach bum under canvas.

Being a proud Yorkshireman, I highly recommend any beach campers in the Bridlington area (check our Yorkshire page for details of sites) to try one of the ales on offer from Wold Top Brewery nearby

If you haven’t yet seen our new beach camping guide, go and check it out. You’ll find recommendations, tips, interviews (coming soon) and articles, as well as a new carbon calculator to figure out how much CO2 you’d save by substituting a foreign holiday for a domestic camping trip.

The people at Discovering Fossils have done an amazing job of putting together this wonderful resource for all keen fossil hunters. Fossil hunting is a really great way for the kids to engage with the coastline and its natural history, especially when it’s too cold for a paddle.

Here’s another great design idea from the guys at BUILT. Nappy changing on the beach is no-one’s idea of fun but at least it might be a little bit easier now….

One of the best things about beach camping in the UK is being so very close to all sorts of beautiful wildlife,  from great swooping sea birds to big brown otters.  For those wanting to clock something extra special though, there are also a few spots around the UK where you can spot dolphins. Pitch [...]

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