Posts by Louise Gardiner

You might want to start by checking out the Blue Flag list of beaches in the UK. The Blue Flag beach award is widely considered the gold standard for beaches. Awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education, the Blue Flag is internationally recognised. The Blue Flag Programme promotes sustainable development in freshwater and marine areas.…

Work is well underway on The England Coast Path – a new National Trail around all of England’s coast. The England Coast Path will be the longest managed and waymarked coastal path in the world. When complete, it will be 2,800 miles/4,500kms in length. The project should be ready this year (2020), long sections of…

The famous bell has been mostly silent since August 2017 as it undergoes renovation work. The renovation work is expected to last for four years, meaning the there will be no regular bongs until 2021. Conscious that millions of tourists take photographs of the tower every year, the parliamentary authorities have stipulated that at least…

The National Trust, is an independent charity and membership organisation for environmental and heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It owns over 500 heritage properties, which includes many historic houses and gardens, industrial monuments, and social history sites. The Trust, one of the largest UK charities financially, is funded by membership subscriptions, entrance…