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                <title>Porthmeor Beach Cafe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Cafe and bar with a stupendous view of the beach. Great tapas, hearty lunches and snacks, comprehensive wine list.<br>Five of us ate for £77 including three bottles of wine.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Barafundle Bay</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Often voted the best beach in Britain, Barafundle Bay is definitely worth the walk over the rugged cliffs.<br>The wide bay is filled with golden sand bordered by dunes at the back and craggy cliffs with rockpools and secret caves on either side. A wonderful place for a picnic, a paddle or a potter in the rockpools.<br>Visitors can park their cars at Stackpole Quay, have a bite to eat in the National Trust cafe in the boathouse and see the world's smallest harbour, with room for just one boat!]]></description>
                
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                <title>To the Lighthouse</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Though Virginia Woolf set her famous novel in the Hebrides it was inspired by childhood holidays at St Ives Bay in Cornwall<br>Pure white sand, hidden rock pools, a wooden cafe serving hot chocolate, and that view to the lighthouse - a timeless stream of consciousness]]></description>
                
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                <title>Top Withens</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The ruin of Top Withens farmhouse is the perfect place to experience the fictional world that the Brontes created in their novels. Purported to be the location that Emily had in mind when she wrote Wuthering Heights, the farmhouse is reached by a well signposted walk across the moors from Howarth. Far removed from the touristy tea shops in the village, the isolation of this windswept ruin gives you a true sense of what it must have been like in the world of Cathy Earnshaw or Jane Eyre. The views are wonderful, but even on a bright summer's day, the loneliness and solitude of this moorland are an almost tangible presence, and you feel that the howling winds and harsh frosts of winter are never far away.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Admiring the moon</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I always feel a little nostalgia when I return home from Coll. I've been twice and on both occasions it has been truly special. Not only is the island beautiful (perhaps because it is so isolated) but the locals on the island are so welcoming. I think its the simplicity of the place which captures my love for the Island. And you feel a sense of belonging there. On top of this, my reason for visiting has caused my admiration for the place to grow as it is where the charity Project Trust are based. It is this organisation which are allowing me to spend a year out in Thailand taking on projects in both teaching and orphanage work at the age of 18. Therefore I associate Coll with the positive prospects which I would not have received had they not have existed. Visiting the Island is all part of the Project Trust experience yet I would urge anyone to visit. Be it the Coll show, the golf tournament, Ceilidh dancing, fishing competition or beach football, there is certainly enough to keep you occupied. Or whether you fall more for the tranquil side which Coll offers: the unbelievably picturesque beaches, the wild flowers, rare birds or sea life you can find complete escapism here. Need I say more...]]></description>
                
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                <title>Loch Nevis Bunkhouse</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is the 'remotest bunkhouse' on the west coast of Scotland situated in a beautiful bay at Ardintigh on the south shore of Loch Nevis with a fantastic view over the sea to the Cuillin mountains and across to the remote peninsula of Knoydart. It is only accessible by walking or by sea and our party arrived by various methods including walking, boat taxi and canoeing via Loch Morar (deepest loch on the UK mainland). It is a wonderful place for adventure or just chilling out. We spent a long weekend canoeing and walking and thinking about swimming! The accommodation is in small wooden bunkhouses scattered around the bay with plenty space for campers too. We cooked in the large bunkhouse by the beach (showers and toilet block under the kitchen and dining room) We went  as a small party of 11 but the site sleeps up to 24 (plus extras camping). You can go as a group or as individual at £15 per night for the bunkbed (take your own sleeping bag).<br>The sunsets are wonderful and the last night we watched the sun go down not long before midnight after a beach barbecue. I almost forgot to mention the whale ...]]></description>
                
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                <title>Bangor Pier</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Tucked away at the end of a built up area is a pleasant walk along Bangor Pier. This has views to Anglesey on the way there, a cafe selling great home made scones at end, and a view of the mountains on the way back.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Morecambe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Come off the M6 at junction 35. Morecambe is just a wonderful place for a stop off, and only a few miles from the motorway. Park anywhere along Marine Road, and take a bracing, and hopefully sunny walk along the sea front. If you're there late afternoon, the light can be glorious and taking photos of the sands, the boats with the Cumbrian hills over the bay is just a dream. Finish off with a cup of tea and scone at Eric's Cafe on Marine Road, which is just behind the delightful statue of Eric himself.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Tristram Campsite</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Tristram Campsite is situated in what must be the best cliff side location in Cornwall with direct access down on to the beach. The site is made up of three fields, all safely fenced off so it is secure and safe for your family and belongings.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Caerfai Bay Caravan and Tent Park</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Why not stay in the good old UK, and visit a tranquil part of Welsh Wales!?<br>This lovely family run campsite is right on the edge of the cliff and boasts absolutely breathtaking panoramic views of the coast. <br>A stunning and empty sandy beach is only 200m away, and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park runs past the site entrance. Next door to the campsite there is a great farm shop selling organic produce and freshly baked croissants. <br>Truly the perfect spot, and from £8 a night – you can’t be robbed!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Arthur's Field</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Hidden in the most beautiful part of Cornwall near St Mawes is a campsite with a difference.  Really you don't want to tell anyone because it is magic.  We have just spent half term in our campervan there. Wednesday night was fireside  with poets, storytellers and songs. Many children got up and sang, told poems and jokes - even as young as three! To cap it all we had toasted marshmallows!  Each morning the bell rings and out run the children to feed the animals, with owner Debbie. My children found soulmates and friends, climbed trees and hung out or just played swingball all with a sea view. You can't get better than that! In the summer artists and poets visit and run workshops. We are going back - it feels like home!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Mossyard</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Mossyard in SW Scotland is a small, family run site by a sparkling clean bay with clear, warm water to swim in off two sandy beaches with a headland between. There's a small area of dunes that make for perfect sheltered sunbathing if the weather is breezy. When the water is out the area is great for exploring by children and dogs and there's even a little island to walk to and watch the superb sunsets looking out to the west. You can watch local fishermen land their catch and see animals in the fields as Mossyard is part of a working farm. It is surrounded by  beautiful, rolling countryside perfect for walking or hiking. The Isle of Man out in the bay offers great sea views  and the absence of light pollution gives amazing starlit nights. Mossyard deserves the label idyllic and you don't even need to get on a plane.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Ardmair Point campsite</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Ardmair Point isn’t just by the sea, it’s a peninsula surrounded on three sides by the crystal waters of Ardmair Bay, three miles north of Ullapool on Scotland’s west coast. The site is grassy and well-kept with all the usual facilities and a well-stocked shop; but it’s the location that makes it worth a visit.<br>The sheltered bay makes the perfect starting point for exploring the dramatic rocky coastline by kayak or boat. You can fish for mackerel, explore uninhabited islands, or just glide among the otters, porpoises and seabirds that live here in abundance. The campsite has a private pier and mooring for boats and you can launch kayaks from the beach. If you don’t paddle your own canoe, there are local boat trips to take you to see the wildlife or visit Isle Martin, a community-owned natural gem on the edge of the bay.<br>After a day on the sea or in the nearby Assynt hills, sit back by the tent and watch the sun turning the cliffs of Ben Mor Coigach gold until it sets late, late in the evening, over the Atlantic horizon.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Seaside Camp Site</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[OK, so the name is a bit of a cliché, but it does what it says - a campsite on the edge of a beach. The difference with this one is that it could have come straight out of the 60s. Run by an elderly Welsh couple with no electricity, no shop, no wi-fi, no website, just basic washing and showering amenities. Accessed from a very quiet lane on the fringe of Abersoch, surrounded by woodland on one side and a golf course on the other, this is a perfect site to get away from it all and two minutes walk from the beach.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Tristram Campsite</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Tristram Campsite, Polzeath sits nestled on the lowering cliff tops down towards the village, on the majestic North Cornish Coastal path.<br>The sun rises over the village itself bathing the site with sunshine all day long. Lazing on your pitch, after a fun day in surf (five minutes walk away) or a day's exploring, watching the evening surfers, the sun sets, almost always with style every evening. A perfect accompaniment to that well deserved chilled beer or wine and bbq! Priceless!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Beachside campsites in Sardinia, Dorset and France</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Three of the most appealing campsites we have stayed at have been on the doorstep of the sea.  The glory of listening to the waves lapping in the early morning; soaking up the sun setting on the distant horizon is unsurpassable. The individuality of these campsites give them merits which cannot be compared but their all abiding attraction is their proximity to the sea: whether it’s the beauty of undulating hills leading to craggy cliffs culminating in a gentle descent to the Jurassic beach; the wondrous views of a superbly sandy shoreline crowded with lighthouses, surrounded by cultural, historical and culinary delights or blazing sun, crystal clear water and Italian ice-cream on a coastline littered with white sandy coves and jet-setter’s yachts sitting on azure sea. The choice is hard: Tom’s Field, Dorset, Camping Bois-Soleil, St Georges de Didonne,  La Baia Blu la Tortuga, Sardinia the result is nothing but magnificent.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Pinewoods Holiday Park</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Excellent family camping and caravan site.  Choice of camping or mobile homes. Beach huts to rent too. Lovely coffee shop and good value shop. Amazing beach that goes on for miles.  Lovely one mile walk or cycle into Wells or walk along the beach or through the woods to lovely Holkham.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Nash Point</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A carefully positioned tent at Nash Point will be flicked by the reassuring red-beam from the adjacent Trinity-lighthouse every 10 seconds, all night. Just 100m off shore, the historic bell on the buoy warns of the start of the treacherous Nash Sands and tolls sleepily with the change of tides as the rip between the sands and the shore speeds and slows. Such magic tent-nights. Below the cliffs are limestone pavements as old as creation, studded with myriad fossils, notably ammonites filled with star-sparkling quartz crystals. Steps in the pavements are lined with smooth, grey, stone balls, rolled by the perfect waves of history, while the cliffs above are layered limestone blocks as neat as a bricklayer’s. An Iron Age hill-fort guards the easy path from campsite to the beach. To the West stretches a clean, yellow-sanded beach with gentle water for swimming but no crowds. Cliff walks run West and East and are wildflower heaven.<br>The grassed campsite is a courtesy of the local farmer, and arranged by the local villagers serving strong tea and home-made Welsh cakes in the entrance to the clifftop car park.  There are no facilities, but with the lighthouse and the bell for company, and fossils for entertainment, what else do you need?]]></description>
                
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                <title>Fidden Farm campsite</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fidden Farm Campsite sits right at the end of the Ross of Mull near Fionnphort. The beach is white and fine-grained and the water is crystal-clear. The views across to Iona are beautiful. You could sit outside your tent looking out across the bay (possibly watching seals if you are lucky) forever ...]]></description>
                
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                <title>GlenBrittle campsite</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Situated on the rugged west coast of Skye this campsite has one of the most stunning situations in all of the British Isles. Camping at the foot of the Black Cuillin mountains on the shore of Loch Brittle with direct access to some of the most spectacular walking and climbing to be had anywhere, you could easily spend a week or so here and never feel the need to drive anywhere. Spend the days up in the mountains or the explore easier coastal walking  to the chambered cairn, pictish fort and other delights and then spend the evening strolling on the beach watching the sky change colour in the long summer evenings. A very special walk to take (suitable for all abilities) is to head back up the single track road - it’s the only one so you won’t get lost! – and follow the footpath sign to The Fairy Pools, a truly magical place.<br>Should the weather turn inclement the nearby Talisker distillery at Carbost welcomes visitors with a tour and a wee dram, it’s worth buying a bottle to enjoy at your tent.<br>This is a near to wild camping as you can get while still having all the comforts of less remote sites, toilets, showers and a well stocked campsite shop and hopefully a small breeze to keep the midges at bay!]]></description>
                
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