We Do Like To Be Beside The Sea

◆ No matter where you are in the UK, you’re never more than 80 miles from the sea.

◆ When the tide goes out, the island of Jersey almost doubles in size. . ◆ Weymouth became one of Britain’s first seaside resorts in 1789 when George III decided to go to the Dorset town for a holiday.

◆ In 2010, four women became the first all-female team to row around the coast of Great Britain, a feat which took 51 days, 16 hours s and 42 minutes.

◆ When the England Coast Path opens in 2021, it will provide a 2,800-mile walkway along the coast of England.

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