Beach camping and wildlife spotting

[JoulesH]

Shell Island nr Harlech in Wales is fantastic, although a bit developed now, it is still truly beautiful. Camping only (no caravans) and cut off at high tide (it's a peninsular not an island) it has glorious dunes and sandy beaches at the south end and rocky pools and a fishing harbour at the north end. Hours of rock pooling and shell hunting, great for birds, also seals and porpoises, wild flowers also spectacular. You can camp up to the edge of the beach. Unless it's closed now, the added interest for a youngster of a research air base over the estuary (can get a bit noisy but they restrict the flying hours).

[coasty]

Originally Posted by Jim Ford

I've camped at Bamburgh sveral times.

The problem if you have kids is that there's always a cold wind coming off the sea - and the sea is never warm. It really has to be the South or South West with small kids.

Jim

I can see the North Sea from our front door and can assure you that there is not always a cold wind coming from it,, The wind should be described as "bracing" and its purpose is to drive the southern softies, inland folk and other visitors from the beaches into the welcoming arms of the cafes restaurant and amusement arcade owners who are then able to legally remove the contents of their wallets.
This is all part of the process delightfully known as the "English seaside holiday". After a week the visitors are suitably refreshed to then enter into the life and death struggle known as "Holiday traffic jams" These are an interesting nature spectacle not unlike the great wildebeast migrations of the serengetti accept that the river crossing infested by crocs are replaced by " roadworks on the A1" "The A64 at York" the mystery of the "Bank Holiday Contra Flow on the M1" and last but not least particularly for the females of the species "Queing for toilets on the motorway services". This process aims to weed out the weak and infirm so that only the strong can return the following year.

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by coasty

I can see the North Sea from our front door and can assure you that there is not always a cold wind coming from it,, The wind should be described as "bracing" and its purpose is to drive the southern softies, inland folk and other visitors from the beaches into the welcoming arms of the cafes restaurant and amusement arcade owners who are then able to legally remove the contents of their wallets.
This is all part of the process delightfully known as the "English seaside holiday". After a week the visitors are suitably refreshed to then enter into the life and death struggle known as "Holiday traffic jams" These are an interesting nature spectacle not unlike the great wildebeast migrations of the serengetti accept that the river crossing infested by crocs are replaced by " roadworks on the A1" "The A64 at York" the mystery of the "Bank Holiday Contra Flow on the M1" and last but not least particularly for the females of the species "Queing for toilets on the motorway services". This process aims to weed out the weak and infirm so that only the strong can return the following year.

Lol that's brilliant Coasty..

[coasty]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

Lol that's brilliant Coasty..

I bet you can relate to the motorway services,,,Kayleigh I note your post 1.25AM at that time all good girls should be in bed,,,

Andy

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by coasty

I bet you can relate to the motorway services,,,Kayleigh I note your post 1.25AM at that time all good girls should be in bed,,,

Andy

I was working till 10pm and was relaxing with a glass of wine..I cant remember any posts last night is all a blur..

[coasty]

Kayleigh

I hope it was a red blur,,, Cant drink white unless of course its fizzy,,,

Andy

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by coasty

Kayleigh

I hope it was a red blur,,, Cant drink white unless of course its fizzy,,,

Andy

Nope white..Oxford Landing..

[marvin]

hi

the kids will absolutely love camping. we take our three between ten and twenty times each year...they can't get enough of it! we have found the best way to find new sites is by searching The UK Camp Site for Tent and Caravan Campers in the UK you can search by location then read customer reviews of individual sites to get a sense of whether or not the site will suit your family's needs. there are some good sites around the jurassic coast but the ones actually on the coast tend to be a little exposed. if you're prepared to travel for your fossil hunting and rock pooling but would also like the chance to check out heathland wildlife try Touring Park in Dorset

good luck and happy camping

tim

[bob b]

one of the best sites I have ever stayed at for Wildlife, everything from cranes to dolphins, is Sango sands camp site at Durness in Sutherland Scotland. The site is actually on the beach, water is pristine. Rare birds are regular visitors to the Kyle of Durness. Its a long way but the whole area is beautiful.