Comments on: Money needs spending to tidy up our British beaches http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/04/tidy-up-our-british-beaches/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James Penman http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/04/tidy-up-our-british-beaches/#comment-148989 James Penman Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:43:14 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4355#comment-148989 Hi Darren, Personally, I'm not that bothered if a beach has been given Blue Flag status or won an award. We have very young kids and I've always been happy for them to swim in the sea around England/Wales/Scotland. If it looks nice, we go. On the 71 stat, it's worth remembering that the UK has, from memory, 25 World Heritage Sites but there are thousands of heritage sites worth visiting IMO and hundreds of those are culturally very important. Also, I never quite understand why the Pembrokeshire coastline is National Park status but not the south and south west coast of Cornwall for example. Same applies to AONBs and NSAs in the UK. Stats help to filter choice for sure but sometimes it can all feel a bit arbitrary. James Hi Darren,

Personally, I’m not that bothered if a beach has been given Blue Flag status or won an award. We have very young kids and I’ve always been happy for them to swim in the sea around England/Wales/Scotland. If it looks nice, we go.

On the 71 stat, it’s worth remembering that the UK has, from memory, 25 World Heritage Sites but there are thousands of heritage sites worth visiting IMO and hundreds of those are culturally very important. Also, I never quite understand why the Pembrokeshire coastline is National Park status but not the south and south west coast of Cornwall for example. Same applies to AONBs and NSAs in the UK. Stats help to filter choice for sure but sometimes it can all feel a bit arbitrary.

James

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/04/tidy-up-our-british-beaches/#comment-148986 Darren Cronian Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:20:20 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4355#comment-148986 @ Caitlin I visited a few beaches in Queensland, near Port Douglas and Cairns and the beaches were fantastic and pretty quiet. I enjoyed walking around. One, I cannot remember was near Cape Tribulation, have a post card of it at work. @ All So, it looks like we have plenty of great beaches from your comments (which is good to read) so my question is though why only 71 beaches out of hundreds (thousands?) of beaches around Britain? Do you think people value a beach because it has its blue flag status. @ Caitlin

I visited a few beaches in Queensland, near Port Douglas and Cairns and the beaches were fantastic and pretty quiet. I enjoyed walking around. One, I cannot remember was near Cape Tribulation, have a post card of it at work.

@ All

So, it looks like we have plenty of great beaches from your comments (which is good to read) so my question is though why only 71 beaches out of hundreds (thousands?) of beaches around Britain? Do you think people value a beach because it has its blue flag status.

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]]> By: Tamara http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/04/tidy-up-our-british-beaches/#comment-148981 Tamara Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:15:23 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4355#comment-148981 Less of a rant and more of a nod to Lyme Regis where I spent last weekend with my toddler - although it's not exactly the Caribbean, there is sand (not common along the Jurassic coastline) and it's clean! I don't think you can penalise a beach because it's had storm damage but the local council should jump on the problem and get it sorted as soon as possible. Less of a rant and more of a nod to Lyme Regis where I spent last weekend with my toddler – although it’s not exactly the Caribbean, there is sand (not common along the Jurassic coastline) and it’s clean!

I don’t think you can penalise a beach because it’s had storm damage but the local council should jump on the problem and get it sorted as soon as possible.

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]]> By: Caitlin http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/04/tidy-up-our-british-beaches/#comment-148961 Caitlin Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:42:19 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4355#comment-148961 Biting winds, LOL. My perfect beach is a white sand beach with clean water and waves on the edge of a national park on a clear blue sunny day with very few other people and no dogs. I have to go to home to Australia for that though. Biting winds, LOL. My perfect beach is a white sand beach with clean water and waves on the edge of a national park on a clear blue sunny day with very few other people and no dogs. I have to go to home to Australia for that though.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/04/tidy-up-our-british-beaches/#comment-148951 Darren Cronian Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:31:44 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4355#comment-148951 @ Matthew I am the same, I would rather walk on the beach or go for a paddle in the sea; laying on the beach is just boring, but, it would be odd if we all liked the same things, and thousands of people do like toasitng their skin on the beach. @ Matthew

I am the same, I would rather walk on the beach or go for a paddle in the sea; laying on the beach is just boring, but, it would be odd if we all liked the same things, and thousands of people do like toasitng their skin on the beach.

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