A Trip to the Southern Coast of England

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Hello Ninjas,

I’m planning a holiday trip to England and Wales. The idea was to drive along the southern coast with a rental car starting at the airport LDN-Stansted. Our rough plan was to drive along the coast before heading to Stonehenge and then head towards Bristol. After spending some time there we’d like to cross the border to Wales. So here’s my question:

What are some nice spots at the coast one should visit while driving around there? Places where you enjoy hanging around watching the ocean with a beer or some nice villages or towns or historical places that a Ninja tourist may like. Also any tips about Wales would be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

[garethom]

Maybe I've misunderstood you, but by cutting up the UK towards Stonehenge and Bristol, you're missing out a tonne of cool shit in devon & cornwall.

Portsmouth & Plymouth have a lot of cool historical shit (big historical naval ports, if you're interested in that stuff). If you're going up towards somerset, then head out to the coast along Exmoor, some stunning places, Porlock Weird, Lynton & Lynmouth, etc. Can get to these places within an hour or two from Bristol.

Would really recommend North Cornwall as well, but depending on time and where you seem to be planning on going, that might be too far out of your way.

Getting across the border into wales can be tough though, they're very strict at the checkpoints.

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Thanks,

Stonehenge and Bristol are actually just some basic points we already had on our route but we thought about 2-3 days of driving around in the south before actually heading there. Will look up the places you mentioned.

[wolf89]

It's probably too far but Devon and Cornwall have some of the best beaches, countryside and nice places with proper decent small pubs in the country.

This video about Cornwall...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151554158212971

[Mr Hyde]

Bournemouth to Lyme Regis

Search pictures/internet stuff for (E-W) Alum Chine, Sandbanks, Brownsea Island, Studland, Old Harry, Swanage, Durlston,Square and Compass, Corfe Castle, , Dancing Ledge, St Aldhams Head, Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Weymouth, Chesil Beach

[Johnlenham]

Bath is nice. You should go there.
So you mean stanstead, then down past London towards Kent/Sussex? then from what Im thinking would be about Hastings, going along the coast West towards Bristol?

As you can see by this wonderous map, Bristol is as far Up from the coast as London (about 2 hours or so)

[DRTY]

Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth, Sandbanks then onto the jurassic coast then stonehenge from there imo (not far).

Lulworth Cove


Durdle Door


Kimmeridge


Chesil Beach


Sandbanks


Bournemouth

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Thanks everybody!

So you mean stanstead, then down past London towards Kent/Sussex? then from what Im thinking would be about Hastings, going along the coast West towards Bristol?

As you can see by this wonderous map, Bristol is as far Up from the coast as London (about 2 hours or so)

Our original plan was to come over from Calais to Dover with our own car but with Ryanair being so cheap this doesn't make sense at all. But we wanted to do this coast trip nevertheless.

After having a quick look at all the great places mentioned so far I think we will definitely go far more east than originally intended. Bristol might just have to wait...

[SheepShagga]

Bath is nice. You should go there.
So you mean stanstead, then down past London towards Kent/Sussex? then from what Im thinking would be about Hastings, going along the coast West towards Bristol?

As you can see by this wonderous map, Bristol is as far Up from the coast as London (about 2 hours or so)

I received a postcard with this on today. Shirley you're an alien?

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Check out the witch museum in Cornwall, only one in the world

[garethom]

Check out the witch museum in Cornwall, only one in the world

In Boscastle? That museum is weird as fuck man, so much crazy shit in there.

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Check out the witch museum in Cornwall, only one in the world

In Boscastle? That museum is weird as fuck man, so much crazy shit in there.

Have you been? I proper want to go but it's far out from where I live

[Electric_Head]

DRTY posted some nice pics

[garethom]

Check out the witch museum in Cornwall, only one in the world

In Boscastle? That museum is weird as fuck man, so much crazy shit in there.

Have you been? I proper want to go but it's far out from where I live

Yeah man, go to Cornwall fairly regularly, the first time we went to Boscastle we went there. So strange but interesting stuff nonetheless. It was cool too that when we went we were the only people in there.

[Trichome]

Check out brighton too, lots of interesting stuff here

Sick clubs too

[particle-jim]

Check out brighton too, lots of interesting stuff here

Sick clubs too

yeah btown does have a sick nightlife actually, check if anything's going on at Volks, wicked little club that is

[magma]

Don't forget to stand anywhere on the South Coast and wave your Vs at France.

[Johnlenham]

Don't forget to stand anywhere on the South Coast and wave your Vs at France.

Also take ever chance you get to point out to your partner that "if you look hard enough, you can see france" from any body of water in the Uk.
I had my gf and her sister convinced they could makeout France from Whitstable

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Don't forget to stand anywhere on the South Coast and wave your Vs at France.

Also take ever chance you get to point out to your partner that "if you look hard enough, you can see france" from any body of water in the Uk.
I had my gf and her sister convinced they could makeout France from Whitstable

Priceless.

Going to try that with my Mrs next time we're down the beach.

[magma]

Don't forget to stand anywhere on the South Coast and wave your Vs at France.

Also take ever chance you get to point out to your partner that "if you look hard enough, you can see france" from any body of water in the Uk.
I had my gf and her sister convinced they could makeout France from Whitstable

I once convinced an ex-girlfriend on a beach that people rode Dolphins for sport like horses. Raced them round buoys and everything. I didn't think anything more of it until I met her new boyfriend a couple of years ago and HE told me that people raced dolphins...