Margate
Situated on the north coast of Kent, on a headland that encompasses Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate, commonly known as Thanet (actually an island), Margate grew from its origins as a fishing port. It grew into a seaside resort in the 1730s, when it became popular to bathe in the sea. What follows are just some [...]
Southampton tourist guide
Southampton City is located on the South coast of England, 80 miles South West of London. Historically Southampton has been an important port and this still applies today. The city has a population of about 250,000 and is the closest city to the New Forest.
Brighton travel guide
The City of Brighton and Hove is a modern, vibrant, cosmopolitan “City by the Sea”, situated between the beautiful South Downs and the Sussex Coast approximately 60 miles due south of the United Kingdom capital, London.
Portsmouth holiday guide
Portsmouth, the Waterfront City, is the UK’s only island city. Separated from the mainland by a narrow creek, it has only three approach roads with which to enter the city. The Main M275 links from the M27 down into the centre of the city, the A2030 “Eastern Road” into Southsea, and the A3, the main [...]
Bristol tourist guide
Situated in South West England between Somerset and Gloucestershire, through which the rivers Avon and Frome run through, Bristol is the United Kingdom’s ninth most populous city. The city’s prosperous economy owes its existence to the Port of Bristol, British Aerospace industry, Rolls-Royce and its ship-building industry.
Holidays in Blackpool
Blackpool is a popular seaside resort which lies in north-western England on the Fylde Coast of the county of Lancashire. The city was named after a drainage channel which ran over a peat bog into the sea of Blackpool, the water forming a “black pool” in the waters of the Irish Sea. The town became [...]