From steep cobbled streets in Clovelly to windswept coastal walks in the Valley of Rocks, our UK travel guides cover the villages, harbours, and hidden corners we’ve explored on our own road trip — starting in North Devon and expanding to Wales, Cornwall, and beyond as we cover more ground.
Each guide includes practical tips on parking, timing your visit, and what to bring, drawn straight from our own experience on the road.
UK Travel Guides
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Newquay, Cornwall: Beaches, Town Centre, and Why We Preferred Perranporth
FNEWQUAY, CORNWALL: Beaches, Town Centre, and Why We Preferred Perranporth Newquay is pretty much the first name that comes to mind when people think of Cornwall. They call it Surf City UK, and walking through the streets, it’s easy to see why: surf shops on every corner, wetsuits drying over…
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Caernarfon Castle: An Unplanned Wales Highlight
CAERNARFON CASTLE: An Unplanned Wales Highlight Caernarfon wasn’t originally on our list. We ended up here almost by accident, during a small loop around the area on a day when the weather had turned bad enough that a few of our planned stops just weren’t going to be worth it.…
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Germany to Calais Route: Our Go-To Drive From Bavaria
GERMANY TO CALAIS ROUTE: Our Go-To Drive From Bavaria Every time we head for the UK or Ireland, this is the Germany to Calais route we fall back on. We’re based in Bavaria, somewhere between Frankfurt and Würzburg, and after doing this drive enough times, we’ve settled on a version…
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Tre’r Ceiri Hillfort & Garn Fôr: A Llŷn Peninsula Walk
Tre’r Ceiri Hillfort & Garn Fôr: A Llŷn Peninsula Walk Tucked into the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, the ridge of Yr Eifl hides one of the best-preserved Iron Age sites in Britain — the Tre’r Ceiri Hillfort — along with a string of neighbouring peaks including Garn Fôr. We…
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Land’s End, Cornwall: What to Expect
LAND’S END, CORNWALL: What to Expect Land’s End marks the most westerly point of mainland England, and it’s one of those places almost everyone doing a Cornwall trip ends up adding to the list. We stopped here as part of our own trip, and while it’s not a full-day destination,…
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Minack Theatre & Minack Garden: A Cornwall Highlight
MINACK THEATRE & MINACK GARDEN: A Cornwall Highlight The Minack Theatre near Porthcurno, Cornwall, is one of those places that photographs well but somehow still exceeds expectations in person. We came for the theatre and the garden, and left having spent a genuinely relaxed few hours there — enough that…
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Black Rock Sands: The Beach You Can Drive Onto in Wales
BLACK ROCK SANDS: The Beach You Can Drive Onto in Wales Most beaches, you park somewhere nearby and haul your gear across the sand. Black Rock Sands, near Morfa Bychan on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, does things differently: you drive your car straight onto the beach and park…
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Tintagel Castle: Our Honest Review
TINTAGEL CASTLE: Our Honest Review Tintagel Castle is one of Cornwall’s best-known attractions, run by English Heritage on the north coast between Padstow and Bude. It’s steeped in King Arthur legend, sits on a dramatic headland, and shows up on pretty much every “best of Cornwall” list. We went in…
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Beddgelert, Wales – A Pretty Village, Honestly Reviewed
BEDDGELERT, WALES – A Pretty Village, Honestly Reviewed Beddgelert sits at the meeting point of two rivers in the heart of Snowdonia, and it’s easy to see why it’s often called one of the prettiest villages in Wales. Stone cottages, a river running right through the middle, mountains on every…