Maggie and Me

If you’re looking for a vast, tidal beach then you can’t do any better than Brancaster! We visited on a stormy day, when the tide was at its lowest; there is sand for miles, stretching in both directions and out to the sea, which I think would probably take about…

Wide skies, vast flat beaches, windmills out to sea and an old, interesting pier – definitely worth a visit in my book! We walked into Cromer from our caravan site (Ivy Farm) in Overstrand, about two miles along the beach. The tide was out, so the beach was massive; because…

Newquay is well known for it’s surfing scene; it’s studded with beaches, starting with Fistral and moving around to Towan, Great Western and Lusty Glaze, and the town itself is filled with surf shops. We visited in the aftermath of a storm, when the red flags were flying and Fistral…

Maggie and I spent a very stormy week in Perranporth at the start of September. We arrived at our caravan park (Liskey Hill) in the early evening and wandered down to the beach. The tide was out and the vast expanse of beach and sky stretched out before us, the…

It’s the afternoon of October 4th 2025. The last of storm Amy is battering the conservatory roof at my parents house. Maggie, my 1 year old cocker spaniel, is sleeping at my feet; her nose is still sandy from charging around on the beach at Hengistbury Head this morning. She…