Back Britain: Why I Love It

My Favourite Stretch of the British Coastline

Since being young, I’ve often holidayed in Cornwall. For the past few years we’ve enjoyed a week in Spring on the beautiful Roseland Peninsula. The week is spent walking, cooking and eating fresh, local produce and doing plenty of silent reading. This year, three of us tried kayaking for the first time. We hired kayaks from St Mawes Sit-On Kayaks and spent a gorgeous afternoon exploring the tranquil estuary and rugged Cornish coastline.

It was a real treat to see the coastline from a different view…and at a slower pace. We were thoroughly energised by the experience – it was fun to be out on the open sea, just us, nature, a few fishing boats and bigger ships on the horizon - and we certainly enjoyed our well-deserved pint of locally made cider in the pub afterwards.

This lovely thing to do in Cornwall was kindly shared by Laura Robinson. Laura won our Janaury Back Britain competition for telling us what it is she loves most about Britain. If you'd like to take part, tell us 'why you love it' (and win lovely things!), have a peek here for more details.

Photo courtesy of Mr. Lunastorta on Flickr

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Adaliza

Fri 16th March 2012 17:12

The most special county in the UK, for me, is definitely Ceredigion - or Cardiganshire as it's often known over the border. I grew up here, in a tiny 200 year old cottage in the midst of green fields. The landscape is hilly - not dramatic like North Wales, nor bleak like the Beacons - the coastline across the wide sweep of Cardigan bay has the most amazing coves and sandy beaches nibbled from the greenery. Dolphins are regular visitors and we still see them almost every day in the summer. The county town is Cardigan and I recently took some photos - they're on my blog at http://adaliza.com/2012/02/27/tugging-at-my-heartstrings/ There are many more posts on my blog about the red kites, secret churches and my visits back 'home' which happen rather less often that I would wish. The Welsh language is spoken and heard every day in Ceredigion and there's one word that sums up my feelings of home - hiraeth - there's no direct translation into English, but it encompasses longing, yearning, nostalgia & wistfulness. My heart belongs in Ceredigion, most definitely.